Short Stories audiobooks

Natural History

By: Andrea Barrett

Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A masterful new collection of interconnected stories, from the renowned National Book Award–winning author



In Natural History, Andrea Barrett completes the beautiful arc of intertwined lives of a family of scientists, teachers, and innovators that she has been weaving through multiple books since her National Book Award–winning collection, Ship... Read more

Hörbuch Krimi 005: Die Rache des Schicksals

By: K.-H. Weimer

Narrated by: Wilfried A. Hary

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Myrna hat einen schlimmen Verdacht, den sie nur mit einem teilen kann, nämlich mit ihrem langjährigen Liebhaber: "Mein Mann will mich umbringen!"     Sam Steinfeld lacht zunächst: "Das sagst du nun schon seit Jahren. Wo liegt das Problem? Wenn du wirklich so überzeugt bist davon, dann lass dich doch einfach scheiden!"     "Erst müssen wir... Read more

Hörbuch Krimi 004: Im Feuer liegt Wahrheit

By: K.-H. Weimer

Narrated by: Wilfried A. Hary

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Gewiss, es schockiert den Spätheimkehrer zunächst einmal, sein eigenes Haus offenbar in hellen Flammen zu sehen. Aber dann entstehen bitterböse Gedanken in seinem vom Alkohol umnebelten Gehirn: Wäre er mit einem solchen allesverzehrenden Feuer, das anscheinend niemand sonst bemerkt, nicht auf einen Schlag alle Sorgen mit der tyrannischen Familie... Read more

El desapego es una manera de querernos

By: Selva Almada

Narrated by: Mara Campanelli

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Esperada selección y compilación de los cuentos de Selva Almada, hecha por su propia autora.
Dispersos o inhallables, estos relatos dan nuevo acceso a la literatura de Selva Almada, conocida por crónicas y novelas varias veces traducidas, elogiadas por la crítica y celebradas por los lectores. Las siestas y los arroyos, los cardos y las... Read more

Hörbuch Krimi 006: Vorsicht, Selbstschüsse

By: K.-H. Weimer

Narrated by: Wilfried A. Hary

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Idee mit der Selbstschussanlage fasziniert Helmut Arens ganz besonders. Zumal er als ziemlich unpraktisch verschrien ist und seine Frau genügend Feinde hat, denen man eine solche Bastelei eher zutrauen würde.     Aber eines müsste ihm zu denken geben: Es war schon immer ganz besonders riskant, sich mit technischen Spielereien abzugeben, wenn... Read more

Night Poetry

By: Rachel Lawson

Narrated by: Rachel Lawson

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A book of poems of the night and a gift short story Stand and Deliver - In the MoonlightRead by the Author Read more

Todas las familias felices

By: Carlos Fuentes

Narrated by: Noé Velázquez

Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Yo vengo de una familia en la que cada miembro dañaba de algún modo a los demás. Luego, arrepentidos, cada uno se dañaba a sí mismo... Todas las familias felices es la polifonía narrativa de los ramales conflictivos del México contemporáneo y, por extensión, de América Latina y del mundo. Violence is the name of the game. Un ranchero quiere que... Read more

回不去的候车站

By: 小寒

Narrated by: 归归小六

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

小寒生活励志奇幻小说集，由十个短篇组成。《当梦》、《回不去的候车站》用抽丝剥茧的方式提醒青少年父母的好；《透明皮肤》、《魔镜魔镜》谈及现代孩子过于受保护和饮食失调问题。其他作品包括奇幻爱情小品《PS 我爱你》、《灵魂半侣》，励志篇《不得已的英雄》，科幻篇《房间旅行社》、《永远的小孩》与超现实的《影子的悬丝人偶》。 每一篇小说附作者注解和歌词。 © 2015 by Xiao Han. Published in paper format in Singapore by Lingzi Media, recorded by Storyside 2022. Read more

La nave che trovò se stessa

By: Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by: Riccardo Bocci

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

La protagonista di questa racconto dalle tinte futuristiche è una nave mercantile di nome Dimbula, perno di un insolito racconto che ha al suo centro le tematiche della tecnologia e del progresso scientifico. All'interno del racconto, Kipling si diverte a dar voce al ponte, ai chiodi, ai bagli, agli argani, in un gioco di dialoghi surreali che... Read more

The Confessions

By: Tiffany Reisz

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Three Sinners. Three confessions. And all the dirty little secrets you could possibly desire…Father Stuart Ballard has been Marcus Stearns’ confessor since the young Jesuit was only eighteen years old. He thought he’d heard every sin the boy had to confess until Marcus uttered those three fateful words: “I met Eleanor.”So begins the 40-page “The... Read more

In The Moonlight & Shadows in the Daylight

By: Rachel Lawson

Narrated by: Rachel Lawson

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In audio book box set: first part is : In the Moonlightsecond part is: Shadows in the Daylight "Stand and deliver, your money or your life!" shouted the highwayman. "I hear that you met a real highwayman the other day I wish I had been with you. They are so thrilling and romantic!" "Hand over your loot! Either give it to me now or I will take it... Read more

Disney Cautionary Tales

By: Ridley Pearson

Narrated by: Dani Martineck

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

What you are holding is no ordinary book. This book contains scary stories. Thrilling and chilling tales that feature the worst Disney villains. They twist and turn through unfortunate circumstances. Maybe you've heard of a cave full of wonders where no one escapes alive? Or a huntsman carrying a a princess's heart back to an evil queen? Don't... Read more

Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep: Ghost Stories

By: Adam Soto

Narrated by: Dele Ogundiran, Arnell Powell, Marisol Ramirez,...

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A collection of short stories moving through time and place, exploring the spaces where we haunt each other and ourselves through our choices, our institutions, and our dreams.

Adam Soto, author of the debut novel This Weightless World, which Robin Sloan called “the social novel for the 21st century,” returns with Concerning Those Who Have Fallen... Read more

Endless Summer

By: Elin Hilderbrand

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 13 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The "queen of beach reads” (New York Magazine) presents nine captivating stories of summer on Nantucket—and days that last forever—to carry us through when those warm sandy days feel far off.

Inside the collection, you'll find: • Three years after Mallory Blessing's death (in 28 Summers), her friends gather for another eventful Labor Day... Read more

Adnyat Kagadpatracha Shodh

By: Ravindra Gurjar

Narrated by: Milind Ingle

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

अज्ञात कागदपत्रांचा शोध ! परलोक जीवन आणि भूतेखेते आस्तित्वात आहेत का ? फार प्राचीन काळापासून हा चालत आलेला प्रश्न आहे. त्यावर प्रचंड संशोधनही झालेले आहे. होत आहे. वर्तमान काळातील शास्त्रीय कसोटीवर काही गोष्टी तपासता येत नाहीत. प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव आल्याशिवाय त्यावर कोणी विश्वासही ठेवत नाही. असाच इथे एकजणा विज्ञानावर विश्वास ठेवणारा आहे. पंरतू त्याचे... Read more

Muga Kalai

By: Ku Azhagirisamy

Narrated by: V Vivekanand

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

கு.அழகிரிசாமியின் கதைகள் எளிய நடை, சித்தரிப்பின் லாவகம், உள்ளோடும் துயர இழை, அல்லது மிதக்கும் நகைச்சுவை, கமழும் மண்ணின் மணம் என அழகுகள் கூடி வந்தவை. தமிழில் சிறுகதைக்காக சாகித்திய அகடாமி பரிசு பெற்ற முதல் எழுத்தாளர். 'ராஜா வந்திருக்கிறார்' என்ற அவரது இந்தத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்த கதைகளில் கு.அழகிரிசாமியின் கதைசொல்லும் பன்முக ஆற்றலின் கீற்றுகளை வாசகன் உணர... Read more

Thannaiyarinthavar

By: Ku Azhagirisamy

Narrated by: V Vivekanand

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

கு.அழகிரிசாமியின் கதைகள் எளிய நடை, சித்தரிப்பின் லாவகம், உள்ளோடும் துயர இழை, அல்லது மிதக்கும் நகைச்சுவை, கமழும் மண்ணின் மணம் என அழகுகள் கூடி வந்தவை. தமிழில் சிறுகதைக்காக சாகித்திய அகடாமி பரிசு பெற்ற முதல் எழுத்தாளர். 'ராஜா வந்திருக்கிறார்' என்ற அவரது இந்தத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்த கதைகளில் கு.அழகிரிசாமியின் கதைசொல்லும் பன்முக ஆற்றலின் கீற்றுகளை வாசகன் உணர... Read more

Kompilasi Karya Penulis Sarawak: Tanganku Tembaga

By: Radzemah Bolhassan & Yusuf Fansuri

Narrated by: Dean Aizu

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Tanganku Tembaga menghimpunkan karya-karya penulis prolifik Persatuan Penulis Sarawak. Antologi yang mengandungi genre cerpen, drama, puisi moden dan puisi klasik serta prosa tradisional ini bertemakan Bumi Kenyalang, bagi mengapresiasikan kearifan setempat. © 2017 by Yusuf Fansuri & Radzemah Bolhassan. Published in paper format in Malaysia... Read more

Cantiga de esponsais e Adão e Eva - dois contos de Machado de Assis - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Tiago Torres

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A história de Romão Pires compõe o enredo do conto "Cantiga de Esponsais"; a falta das notas musicais que lhe permitiriam concluir a cantiga de esponsais o aflige. Já em "Adão e Eva", o cenário é a mesa da casa de Dona Leonor; durante uma refeição com convidados, quando da sobremesa, vem à tona a história de que quem criou o mundo não foi Deus,... Read more

Para viajar basta existir - Abridged

By: Fernando Pessoa

Narrated by: Tiago Torres

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

O "Livro do desassossego", de Bernardo Soares – heterônimo de Fernando Pessoa –, reúne fragmentos em prosa de reflexões do poeta português. Em "Para viajar basta existir", apresentam-se textos cujo tema recorrente são as viagens, sempre vistas de forma personalíssima, naquilo que provocam no espírito do escritor. Read more

Uma carta - Abridged

By: Eça de Queiroz

Narrated by: Leo Senna

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Uma carta pública destinada ao médico e intelectual Carlos Mayer, que assume contornos literários e justifica sua presença no livro "Prosas bárbaras": eis o teor de "Uma carta". Em tom memorialista, Eça de Queiroz lembra ao amigo os tempos de sua passagem pela universidade de Coimbra, deixando ao leitor entrever o germe de sua genialidade... Read more

Memórias de uma forca - Abridged

By: Eça de Queiroz

Narrated by: Leo Senna

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Em "Memórias de uma forca", narrativa com ares de fábula inscrita no livro "Prosas bárbaras", Eça de Queiroz dá voz à forca para que conte sua história, em tom memorialístico – desde que era árvore. Há uma clara crítica à pena de morte, que existia em Portugal na segunda metade do século XIX. Read more

O senhor Diabo - Abridged

By: Eça de Queiroz

Narrated by: Leo Senna

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

O conto "O senhor Diabo" é oriundo do livro "Prosas Bárbaras", de Eça de Queiroz. De início, o narrador manifesta ao leitor sua dificuldade para escrever ou discorrer sobre literatura, com que entretém a nobreza austríaca, para em seguida questionar-lhe se conhecem o Diabo. E emenda que passará então a narrar "a grande aventura do Mal". Read more

O milhafre - Abridged

By: Eça de Queiroz

Narrated by: Leo Senna

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Integrante do livro "Prosas bárbaras", de Eça de Queirós, a fábula "O milhafre" traz a história de um homem que adentra uma casa singular, com uma estátua de um santo na entrada, que abriga andorinhas. Ele avança e encontra, numa sala escura, um crucifixo de madeira em estado lastimável. Decide limpá-lo, mas é detido por um grande milhafre, o... Read more