Literary Criticism audiobooks

Zwischen Depression und Witzelsucht (ungekürzt)

By: Sven Regener

Narrated by: Sven Regener

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Wenn sich einer der profiliertesten deutschsprachigen Autoren unserer Zeit mit dem Thema Humor in der Li- teratur auseinandersetzt, braucht er gute Gründe. Sven Regener hatte sie: Er war 2016 eingeladen, als Inhaber der Grimm-Professur der Universität Kassel eine Poetik-Vorlesung zu halten und er schlägt sich, seit er Romane veröffentlicht,... Read more

Little Women Podcast Laurie In The MeToo Era

By: Niina Niskanen & kymberly east

Narrated by: Niina Niskanen & Kymberly East

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive into the world of Little Women with our engaging podcast episode, where Niina and Kymberly breathe new life into the beloved classic. This episode centers on the chapter "Laurie Makes Mischief and Jo Makes Peace," exploring how Laurie's playful yet troubling antics would resonate in today’s #MeToo era. Discover the timelessness of Alcott’s... Read more

Green World

By: Michelle Ephraim

Narrated by: Sharon Freedman

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

At twenty-three, Michelle Ephraim was failing at everything. The only child of reclusive Holocaust-survivor parents who were dismayed by her literary studies, she found herself dumped by her boyfriend and bombing out of graduate school. Then, one night, she crashed a Shakespeare recitation party. Loopy from vodka and never having read a single... Read more

A Wilder Shore

By: Camille Peri

Narrated by: Jeanette Illidge

Length: 16 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE PICK

“Engrossing . . . [A] richly researched and vivid double portrait.” —Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic

“A love story, an adventure story, two literary biographies in one; A Wilder Shore is these things and more—and it's very, very good.” —Roddy Doyle, Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha... Read more

Las muertes chiquitas

By: Margarita Posada Jaramillo

Narrated by: Margarita Posada Jaramillo

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Qué es lo que más te duele? Si quieres saberlo, debes abrir, con urgencia, este libro. En 2006, después de un viaje a Europa, la escritora Margarita Posada se encontró postrada de repente en una cama de la que no quería salir. Lo que en principio parecía una suerte de mal momento pasajero, poco a poco se convirtió en una realidad con la que ha... Read more

Balancing and dynamics of masculine and feminine energy

By: Parshwika Bhandari

Narrated by: Parshwika Bhandari

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Hey, I am Parshwika, in the past I made few audiobooks on feminine energy and so far in my life at this time based my experience and knowledge my thoughts and concepts about these 2 energies dynamics have evolved alot so I decided to make another book on this topic entirely based on my what I think and on my knowledge so far, It may be... Read more

SHAKESPEARE EN METÁFORAS

By: Lázaro Droznes

Narrated by: Máximo Volpo

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“Shakespeare en Metáforas” se adentra profundamente en el corazón de las expresiones poéticas más conmovedoras y vívidas del gran Bardo.Las obras y sonetos de Shakespeare son famosos no solo por sus temas atemporales y personajes complejos, sino también por su rica trama de metáforas que pintan imágenes más allá de lo ordinario.Este estudio... Read more

SHAKESPEARE IN METAPHORS

By: Lázaro Droznes

Narrated by: Max Wilno

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

 “Shakespeare in Metaphors” delve deep into the heart of the Bard's most poignant and vivid metaphoric expressions.  Shakespeare's plays and sonnets are renowned not just for their timeless themes and complex characters, but also for their rich tapestry of metaphors that paint pictures beyond the ordinary.  This meticulously researched study... Read more

The Right Way to Do Wrong

By: Harry Houdini

Narrated by: Lee Ann Howlett

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in the United States and then as Harry 'Handcuff' Houdini on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to escape from and hold his breath inside a... Read more

Speed Reading: Accelerate Your Learning and Comprehension

By: David Cooper

Narrated by: David Cooper

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The thorough manual "Speed Reading: Accelerate Your Learning and Comprehension: Techniques and Strategies to Read Faster and Retain More" was created to increase your reading speed while maintaining a high degree of understanding and retention. The capacity to swiftly comprehend vast amounts of material is essential in the fast-paced information... Read more

Echoes of Unity: Poems of Hope, Inspiration, Progress, and Pride for the BIPOC Community

By: Narrato Insights

Narrated by: Russell Newton

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover a transformative collection of 75 powerful poems that celebrate the strength, resilience, and unity of the BIPOC community. "Echoes of Unity" captures the essence of hope, progress, and pride in every verse.Immerse yourself in a tapestry of words that paint vivid pictures of triumph and love. Each poem, uniquely titled, offers a fresh... Read more

Vida de Don Quijote y Sancho

By: Miguel de Unamuno

Narrated by: Horacio Lanci

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

“¡Para que Cervantes contara su vida y yo la explicara y comentara nacieron Don Quijote y Sancho!” exclama Miguel de Unamuno (1864 – 1936) en su “Vida de Don Quijote y Sancho” (1905).“Nada me interesa lo que Cervantes quiso decir con el Quijote en 1600…¡solo me interesa lo que con él, hoy, quiero decir yo!” nos dice también.Vasco genial,... Read more

Das Vermächtnis der uralten Buche

By: Tina Mareike Kuschel

Narrated by: Tetje Mierendorf

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

"Das Vermächtnis der uralten Buche" erzählt die bewegende Geschichte von Johann, einem Jungen, der in Klein Meckelsen aufwächst. Die alte Buche am Dorfrand wird für ihn zum Schauplatz von Abenteuern, Freundschaften und wichtigen Lebenslektionen. Dieses Buch ist eine Hommage an die Heimat, die Natur und die tiefen Bindungen, die uns ein Leben... Read more

The Sun Also Rises

By: Ernest Hemingway

Narrated by: Chris Miller

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The debut novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author that is both a tragic love story and a searing group portrait of hapless American expatriates drinking, dancing, and chasing their dreams in postwar Europe.
“An absorbingly beautiful and tenderly absurd, heart-breaking narrative ... It is a truly gripping story.” —The New York Times
Ernest... Read more

Mornings When I Wake

By: Brett Alan Dewing

Narrated by: Brett Alan Dewing

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Mornings When I Wake takes the idea of responding to a book (in this case, Annie Dillard's Holy the Firm) and the "selfing" that arises from the interplay of spirit and text and takes the reader through it experientially, starting in the abstract and slowly moving to the rational. Made up of chapters named for the characters of Holy the Firm,... Read more

La fuerza de la sangre

By: Miguel de Cervantes & María Pérez Solas

Narrated by: Alta Frecuencia S. L.

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the strange ideas that 17th century Spain had about women's honor.
Cervantes tells us the story of Leocadia, a beautiful young woman who is kidnapped and raped by an unknown young man. As a consequence, the young woman has a son whom her parents pass off as her nephew to save the honour of her daughter….. but fate has a surprise in... Read more

El licenciado Vidriera

By: Miguel de Cervantes

Narrated by: Alta Frecuencia S. L.

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Miguel de Cervantes portrays the Spanish society of his time, sparing no one.
El licenciado Vidriera tells the story of the life of the student Tomás Rodaja, who travels to Italy as a soldier. When he returns to Spain, he goes crazy because of a love potion that a lady gave him and he becomes obsessed with the notion that it is made of glass and... Read more

Afrofuturism

By: Ytasha L. Womack

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2014 Locus Awards finalist, nonfiction category. Wonderfully narrated by Karen Chilton, Afrofuturism is an engaging, hip, and accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism. Author Ytasha Womack introduces listeners to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works. She writes engagingly about the... Read more

Fabeljäger

By: Leon Schweitzer

Narrated by: Sebastian Dunkelberg

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

Eine Stadt voll magischer Geschöpfe nimmt unwissentlich das einzige Fabelwesen auf, das es wirklich gibt. Während skrupellose Fabeljäger Jagd auf alle magischen Wesen machen, wächst Veit mit seinen Freunden im Hinterland auf. Stets in der Nähe zum Schwarzen Wald, Heimat etlicher Unholde und Kinderschreckfiguren. Ohne ihre Ziehmutter Daria... Read more

كوابيس نهى - Abridged

By: رلى سعادة

Narrated by: عبير قاموع

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

تمر على نهى كوابيس عديدة، حيث إن كل ما يصادفها من مخاوف في النهار، فإنها تراه كابوسا في الليل، نهى تحب الحياة فهي مرحة فرحة، لكنها في نفس الوقت مرهفة الحس. Read more

السجادة التي تحمل حلمي - Abridged

By: ليلى حمزة

Narrated by: ورد اسماعيل

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

السجادة التي تحمل حلمي كلّما غيّرت أمّي سجّادة غرفتي.. تغيرت أحلامي! في البداية كان الأمر مسليا، أستمتع بتنوع الأحلام مع تغير السجادة. لكن مع مرور الوقت، بت أعرف تقريبا نوع الحلم الذي سيراودني، من معرفتي للسجادة التي ستفرشها أمي في غرفتي. Read more

عندما نختلف - Abridged

By: البتول أيمن كمال

Narrated by: عبير قاموع

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

لدي حكاية يا رفاق هي أفضل حكاية على الإطلاق، اسمي باسم. أنا وأختي بسمة نلعب دائماً، ونلعب كثيراً. كل يوم نلعب ونتخيل شيئاً مختلفاً، نلعب بالسيارات مرة، ثم بعربة التسوق مرة أخرى، أو بألعاب الطهي أو المكعبات. Read more

كيف ننصح الكبار؟ - Abridged

By: رلى سعادة

Narrated by: ورد اسماعيل

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

كيف ننصح الكبار؟ كيف ننصح الكبار إن مررتم قرب بيتنا اشتممتم رائحة القهوة المنبعثة من المطبخ، طبعاص إنها أمي التي تعدها لأبي، فهو يحب شرب القهوة إلى درجة كبيرة. Read more

الغرفة المظلمة - Abridged

By: ليلى حمزة

Narrated by: عبير قاموع

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

يقف الأخوان سامر وسراج أمام باب الغرفة الأزرق، ويتحادثان: سامر: لن أدخل تلك الغرفة أبدا. سراج: لم هي مقفلة يا أخي؟ سامر: هي مغلقة منذ سنين... وأمي وأبي لا يستخدمانها. في حياتنا مخاوف حقيقية وأخرى زائفة، مفاتيحها الحيطة والإقدام، ما سر الغرفة المظلمة والمقفلة في بيت سامر وسراج؟ Read more