Literary Criticism audiobooks

Harry Potter and History

By: Nancy R. Reagin

Narrated by: Rachel Perry

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Harry Potter lives in a world that is both magical and historical. Hogwarts pupils ride an old-fashioned steam train to school, notes are taken on parchment with quill pens, and Muggle legends come to life in the form of werewolves, witches, and magical spells. This book is the first to explore the real history in which Harry's world is rooted.... Read more

Don't Panic

By: Neil Gaiman

Narrated by: Simon Jones & Neil Gaiman

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Now in audiobook for the first time ever! Read by Simon Jones, the original “Arthur Dent,” and written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, Don’t Panic is the definitive chronicle of all things Hitchhiker!First published in 1986 and updated several times since, Don’t Panic is in an in-depth exploration of Douglas Adams’s cultural... Read more

Meine letzte Woche mit Dad

By: Sebastian Pink

Narrated by: Martin Müntzer

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Als der Polizist Tom Gruber seinen entführten Sohn Paul befreien will , wird er erschossen . Paul ist sehr traurig das sein Vater tot ist und wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher als das dieser wieder bei ihm wäre . Daraufhin kehrt Tom als Geist auf die Erde zurück um 7 letzte Tage mit seinem Sohn zu verbringen bevor sie für immer Abschied nehmen... Read more

French Pronunciation

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A step-by-step guide to French pronunciation that will help you build your confidence and communicate better in French. Aimed at beginners and intermediate students this short course focuses on spoken French, and will help you improve your pronunciation, confidence and fluency. The free booklet will show you how to pronounce... Read more

오만과 몽상 해설집

By: 박완서 소설 전집 기획위원회

Narrated by: 정훈석

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

오만과 몽상 작품 해설 낭독자: 정훈석 KBS 25기 성우로, '골든보이' 킨타로 역, '탑블레이드' 가란드 체트발트 역, '테니스의 왕자' 마영일 역 등 다수의 애니메이션과 외화더빙에 참여했다. 오디오북 낭독에도 오랜 경력과 다수의 참여작이 있다. Read more

Detectives in the Shadows

By: Susanna Lee

Narrated by: Christina Delaine

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Steadfast in fighting crime, but operating outside the police force—and sometimes even the law—is the private detective. Driven by his own moral code, he is a shadowy figure in a trench coat standing on a street corner, his face most likely obscured by a tilted fedora, a lit cigarette dangling from his hand. The hard-boiled detective is known by... Read more

Tolkien's Lost Chaucer

By: John M. Bowers

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies & Jennifer M. Dixon

Length: 14 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Tolkien's Lost Chaucer uncovers the story of an unpublished and previously unknown book by the author of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien worked between 1922 and 1928 on his Clarendon edition Selections from Chaucer's Poetry and Prose, and though never completed, its 160 pages of commentary reveals much of his thinking about language and... Read more

서 있는 여자 해설집

By: 박완서 소설 전집 기획위원회

Narrated by: 최덕희

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

'미풍양속'이라는 탈을 뒤집어쓴 부덕에의 강요 전통적 사고가 틀렸다고 말할 수 있는 주체적 여성의 갈등 연지는 평범한 중산층에서 태어나 대학 교육을 마치고 잡지사에서 일하는 주체적인 여성으로서, 일도 결혼도 여성성에 기대지 않고 남성과 평등한 상태로 영위해나가고자 한다. 이런 연지를 부모님 세대는 걱정스러운 눈으로 바라본다. 연지는 자신의 요구조건(평등한 결혼생활)을 수용해줄 수 있는 오랜 친구 철민과 결혼한다. 두 사람은 번갈아가며 대학원 공부를 하기로 하고 철민부터 공부를 시작한다. 밖에서 일하는 연지와 살림을 맡은 철민 사이에는 '여성의 본분'에 대한 갈등이 시작된다. 박완서는 『서 있는 여자』를 통해,... Read more

Paltoo Bohemian: Manohar Shyam Joshi Ki Smriti Katha

By: Prabhat Ranjan

Narrated by: Parvez Gauhar

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

हिंदी में ऐसे लेखक अधिक नहीं हैं जिनकी रचनाएं आम पाठकों और आलोचकों के बीच सामान रूप से लोकप्रिय हो. ऐसे लेखक और भी कम हैं जिनके पैर किसी विचारधारा की बेड़ी से जकड़े ना हो. मनोहर श्याम जोशी के लेखन,पत्रकारिता को अपने शोध-कार्य का विषय बनाने की 'रिसर्च स्कोलर्स' में होड़ लगी थी. प्रभात रंजन ने न सिर्फ जोशी जी के लेखन पर अपना शोध-कार्य बखूबी किया... Read more

나목 해설집

By: 박완서 소설 전집 기획위원회

Narrated by: 문선희

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

한국문학 최고의 유산인 박완서를 다시 읽는 「박완서 소설전집」 『나목』 해설집 목차: 기획의 글 작품 해설 작가가 가장 사랑하고 소중히 한 첫 작품 스무 살, 순수하고 젊은 날의 황량한 기억 1.4후퇴 후, 암담하고 불안한 시기에 텅 빈 서울에 남겨진 사람들의 전쟁의 상흔과 사랑, 예술에 대한 사랑 등 생생한 이야기를 PX 초상화부에 근무하는 스무 살 여성의 시각에서 담아낸 이 작품은, 박완서 작가가 스무 살에 PX 초상화부에 근무하며 만난 故박수근 화백을 떠올리며 쓴 소설이다. 박완서는 1970년, 제1회 여류 장편 공모에 『나목』이 당선되며 마흔에 작가로 데뷔했다. 『나목』은 박완서 작가의 대표작인 동시에... Read more

미망 해설집

By: 박완서 소설 전집 기획위원회

Narrated by: 신소윤

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

한국문학 최고의 유산인 박완서를 다시 읽는 「박완서 소설전집」 중 『미망』 해설집. 낭독자: 신소윤 KBS 27기 성우로 KBS 'TV유치원 파니파니'의 성우이기도 하다. '피치피치핏치'의 하음파 역, '시간을 달리는 소녀'의 카호 역, '원피스'의 뮤레 역 등 다양한 작품에 출연했으며, 특히 '피치피치핏치' 퓨어 편에서는 테마곡을 부르기도 했다. 해설 요동치며 격변하는 시대사와 일상의 구체적 세태가 씨줄과 날줄로 견고히 엮인 생생한 역작 19세기 중반 구한말에서 한국전쟁 직후까지를 배경으로, 개성 지방에 뿌리를 둔 한 가족 5대의 일대기를 다룬 대하소설이다. 양반에게 곤욕을 당하는 부모님의 모습을 본 뒤... Read more

A Little History of Poetry

By: John Carey

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literatureWhat is poetry? If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a way of organizing language. It is language made special so that it will be remembered and valued. It does not always work—over the... Read more

Grandes genios de la historia en 25 historias

By: Javier Alonso

Narrated by: Jaime Vidal

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Un libro que presenta, de forma amena pero muy rigurosa, a los pensadores, científicos, artistas e inventores que cambiaron la historia del mundo. Los genios nacen, se hacen y ahora también... ¡se leen! Veinticinco cuentos, desde la Antigüedad hasta la actualidad, que presentan a los pensadores, científicos, artistas e inventores más importantes... Read more

Treasure Island

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: Frank Sanchez

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you want to listen to Treasure Island? If so then keep reading…
One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treasure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Louis Stevenson penned it in 1881 with the claim: "If this don't fetch the kids,... Read more

Austen Years

By: Rachel Cohen

Narrated by: Justine Eyre & Rachel Cohen

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"Narrator Justine Eyre meets all the challenges of author Rachel Cohen's unique memoir, which recounts her deep reading of Jane Austen's novels...Listeners do not need to be Austen aficionados to relate to this well-told personal journey." -- AudioFile Magazine

This program includes a letter read by the author.

An astonishingly nuanced... Read more

Flugmodus

By: Florian Stritzelberger

Narrated by: Florian Stritzelberger

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Alle starren auf mich, als wäre ich nackt in der Schule. Jetzt, eine Zeitmaschine — Ich würde sie auf das Datum vor den Sommerferien einstellen, als alles noch in Ordnung und Elija nur ein Freund war. Die 16-jährige Pauline und ihr bester Freund Elija entdecken, dass sie mehr als nur Freundschaft füreinander empfinden. Doch plötzlich droht... Read more

La historia de España en 25 historias

By: Javier Alonso López

Narrated by: Jesús Motos

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

¡Disfruta en un emocionante viaje por la historia de España! Veinticinco cuentos, veinticinco aventuras, veinticinco épocas que descubrir... Nobles caballeros medievales, fantasmas andalusís, héroes de la Antigüedad y jóvenes modernos con ganas de cambio te llevarán a conocer, a través de emocionantes y divertidos relatos, los acontecimientos... Read more

Apni Sharton Par

By: Sharad Panwar

Narrated by: Ajay Singhal

Length: 14 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

मशहूर राजनेता शरद पंवार की आत्मकथा 'ऑन माय टर्म्स' का यह प्रभावशाली हिंदी अनुवाद हमारा शरद पंवार के जीवन से अंतरंग परिचय तो करवाता ही है, इस पुस्तक में उन्होंने गठबंधन की राजनीति, कांग्रेस के भीतर लोकतंत्र के क्षरण, कृषि और उद्योग की स्थिति और भावी भारत के लिए सामाजिक समरसता तथा उदार दृष्टिकोण की अहमियत पर अपने विचार प्रकट किए हैं. पुस्तक में वे... Read more

The Fantasy Fiction Formula

By: Deborah Chester

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

There's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing a new type of magic. From the writing of strong, action-packed scenes to the creation of dynamic, multi-dimensional characters, fantasy author Deborah Chester guides novices and intermediate writers through a step-by-step process of story construction.... Read more

Ullas Ki Naav

By: Vikas Kumar Jha

Narrated by: Babita Tripathi

Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

आइ बिलीव इन म्यूजि़क, आइ बिलीव इन लव—हमेशा इन दो संगीतमय वाक्यों से अपने रौशनदानो की शुरुआत करनेवाली भारतीय पॉप संगीत की महारानी उषा उथुप रम्भा हो, पाउरिंग रेन, मटिल्डा, कोई यहाँ नाचे-नाचे और दोस्तों से प्यार किया सरीखे झूम-धूम-भरे बेशुमार गानों के संग लोगों के अन्तर्मन के धुँधले क्षितिज को हज़ार वाट की अपनी हँसी से सदैव जगमग करती आई हैं। वे... Read more

Dying to Meet You: Confessions of a Funeral Director

By: Angjolie Mei

Narrated by: Samantha Wong

Length: 4 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Why would someone leave a shining career in management to work among the dead? Angjolie Mei, funeral director and "life celebrant", recounts how the death of her father—a veteran known as 'The Coffin King' in the funeral industry—prompted this dramatic choice. What exactly happens during embalming? What kind of post-death restoration is... Read more

Nava Vijaypath

By: Avinash Dharmadhikari

Narrated by: Sachin Gole

Length: 13 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

व्यक्तिमत्व विकसन आणि MPSC आणि UPSC आणि अन्य स्पर्धा परिॆक्षांसाठी CSAT पासून मुख्य परिक्षांपर्यंत आणि आयुष्याबद्दलही सांगणारे आणि या परिक्षेत विजयी कसे व्हावे याबद्दल सांगणारे सर्वकाही Read more

Surviving the City

By: Cai Lonergan

Narrated by: Cai Lonergan

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A compilation of strategies and hard-earned lessons to ease any English teacher or traveler into life in a Chinese city, as well as a few stories that reveal the nature of the beast. There are so many things to understand about Chinese cities and their different cultures, and this book is meant to focus on encouraging travelers to enjoy all of... Read more

How to Become an English Teacher in China

By: Cai Lonergan

Narrated by: Cai Lonergan

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

After I spent eight years teaching, owning schools and traveling, I compiled the lessons I learned into a book with nothing but the facts(alright, and a couple fun stories) about becoming and succeeding as an English teacher in the world's largest English-teaching market today. All of the wonderful, convincing whys and the practical hows a... Read more