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Essential Bukowski: Poetry

by Charles Bukowski ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers ...

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3 hours 5 min

‘The best poet in America’ Jean Genet‘He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels’ Leonard CohenThe definitive collection from a writer whose transgressive legacy and raw, funny, acutely observant writing has left an enduring markHere is Bukowski eating walnuts and scratching his back, rolling a cigarette while listening to Brahms, showering with Linda in the mid-afternoon.Here is Bukowski ... Read more

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The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist

Understanding What Happens When We Write and Read Novels

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What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film, or a poem? In this inspired, thoughtful, deeply personal book, Orhan Pamuk takes us into the worlds of the writer and the reader, revealing their intimate connections.Pamuk draws on Friedrich Schiller's famous distinction between "naive" poets-who write ... Read more

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What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film, or a poem? In this inspired, thoughtful, deeply personal book, Orhan Pamuk takes us into the worlds of the writer and the reader, revealing their intimate connections.Pamuk draws on Friedrich Schiller's famous distinction between "naive" poets-who write
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Sesame and Lilies by John Ruskin

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by John Ruskin ...

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This influential essay collection examines reading, education, and moral development. John Ruskin reflects on culture and the intellectual growth of women, making this audiobook significant in social thought and literary criticism. ... Read more

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This influential essay collection examines reading, education, and moral development. John Ruskin reflects on culture and the intellectual growth of women, making this audiobook significant in social thought and literary criticism.
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The Art of Writing and Other Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Over vandet går jeg

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by Pia Tafdrup ...

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Som den første kvinde i Norden udsendte Pia Tafdrup i 1991 en poetik. Over vandet går jeg er specifikt knyttet til hendes eget lyriske projekt. Formen er skitsens, der spørges, mere end der svares. Men med sin insisteren og manglende angst for det patetiske markerede værket sig som et personligt og kompromisløst udsagn. ... Read more

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Frankenstein

by Amit Varma ...

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12 min

Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was published when she was 20 years old, but it is more than just a precocious book of early science fiction. In Episode 3 of The Book Club, Amit Varma explains how Shelley fearlessly tackled big themes, and delved as deep into human nature as the best literature of the time. Her book gave birth to many tropes that still exist – and showed an ambition that has since ... Read more

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Beginning theory

An introduction to literary and cultural theory: Fourth edition

by Peter Barry ...

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Series series Beginnings
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13 hours 25 min

Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions ... Read more

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Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions
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Gita Bodh

by Mahatma Gandhi ...

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2 hours 22 min

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Contemporary Fiction

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by Robert Eaglestone ...

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3 hours 59 min

Contemporary fiction is a wide and diverse field, now global in dimension, with an enormous range of novels and writers that continues to grow at a fantastic speed.In this Very Short Introduction, Robert Eaglestone provides a clear and engaging exploration of the major themes, patterns, and debates of contemporary fiction. From genre, form, and experimentalism to the legacies of modernism and ... Read more

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Martin Chuzzlewit

by Charles Dickens ...

Narrated by Paul Scofield ...

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רצינות ההומור

by רות בונדי ...

Narrated by Tal Bashan ...

Unabridged

3 hours 29 min

'לכתוב על הומור זה כמו להניח כנפי פרפר מתחת לזכוכית מגדלת: המחקר עשוי להרחיב את הידע המדעי, אך יופיו של הפרפר יימחק, הוא לא יתרומם יותר', כתבה הסופרת, המתרגמת והעיתונאית הנפלאה רות בונדי בפתח הדבר של 'רצינות ההומור', הספר האחרון שאת כתיבתו השלימה לפני מותה. למרות זאת, החליטה בונדי לחקור את שורשי ההומור הצ'כי המפורסם ואת השפעתו על ההומור של היהודים הצ'כים. בגיל 93, מצוידת בחוכמת חיים, ידע עצום ... Read more

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'לכתוב על הומור זה כמו להניח כנפי פרפר מתחת לזכוכית מגדלת: המחקר עשוי להרחיב את הידע המדעי, אך יופיו של הפרפר יימחק, הוא לא יתרומם יותר', כתבה הסופרת, המתרגמת והעיתונאית הנפלאה רות בונדי בפתח הדבר של 'רצינות ההומור', הספר האחרון שאת כתיבתו השלימה לפני מותה. למרות זאת, החליטה בונדי לחקור את שורשי ההומור הצ'כי המפורסם ואת השפעתו על ההומור של היהודים הצ'כים. בגיל 93, מצוידת בחוכמת חיים, ידע עצום
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Literary Theory: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Texts, Movements, and Meaning

by Rachel Hofmann ...

Narrated by Rachel Hofmann ...

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2 hours 19 min

Turn intimidating academic jargon into accessible literary criticism that transforms your everyday reading experience. Whether you are commuting to an English literature lecture or preparing for a passionate book club debate, this thought-provoking guide makes complex ideas instantly usable. Say goodbye to academic gatekeeping and hello to crystal-clear textual analysis.Perfect for focused study ... Read more

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Turn intimidating academic jargon into accessible literary criticism that transforms your everyday reading experience. Whether you are commuting to an English literature lecture or preparing for a passionate book club debate, this thought-provoking guide makes complex ideas instantly usable. Say goodbye to academic gatekeeping and hello to crystal-clear textual analysis.Perfect for focused study
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The Cat and the Masked Woman (Oxford World's Classics)

by Colette, Diana Holmes ...

Narrated by Machteld van der Gaag ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

'My little puma! My darling cat! My mountain lion! How will you go on living if we leave each other?'Colette (1873-1954) is one of the most widely read and critically acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century. The Catfirst serialised then published in volume form in 1933) is one of her short novels. This story of a middle-class couple in 1920s Paris follows the familiar romantic structure ... Read more

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'My little puma! My darling cat! My mountain lion! How will you go on living if we leave each other?'Colette (1873-1954) is one of the most widely read and critically acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century. The Catfirst serialised then published in volume form in 1933) is one of her short novels. This story of a middle-class couple in 1920s Paris follows the familiar romantic structure
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by Jesús Silva-Herzog Márquez ...

Narrated by Daniel Cubillo ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

«Hallazgos de la poesía, revelaciones arquitectónicas, mensajes del pincel o la batuta, sabiduría del bisturí.»Este libro es una colección de ejercicios de admiración, invitaciones a recorrer parajes de maravilla. Con una prosa precisa y transparente, Jesús Silva-Herzog Márquez escribe acerca de obras y artistas que lo han tocado, que le han permitido hacer más ancho y habitable el mundo. Poesía, ... Read more

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Radical Sacrifice

by Terry Eagleton ...

Narrated by Roger Clark ...

Unabridged

6 hours 56 min

The modern conception of sacrifice is at once cast as a victory of self-discipline over desire and condescended to as destructive and archaic abnegation. But even in the Old Testament, the dual natures of sacrifice, embodying both ritual slaughter and moral rectitude, were at odds. In this analysis, Terry Eagleton makes a compelling argument that the idea of sacrifice has long been misunderstood ... Read more

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The modern conception of sacrifice is at once cast as a victory of self-discipline over desire and condescended to as destructive and archaic abnegation. But even in the Old Testament, the dual natures of sacrifice, embodying both ritual slaughter and moral rectitude, were at odds. In this analysis, Terry Eagleton makes a compelling argument that the idea of sacrifice has long been misunderstood
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Contra el fascismo

by Umberto Eco ...

Narrated by Eugenio Barona ...

Unabridged

43 min

Las catorce claves de Umberto Eco para reconocer el fascismo: un manifiesto urgente.«Umberto Eco cambió nuestra mirada sobre los libros: imprescindibles, pequeños, frágiles, a veces criminales, casi siempre salvadores. Un maestro que nos enseñó a entrelazar la sabiduría y el juego con su estilo sagaz y lúdico, con su asombrosa inventiva y certera lucidez.»Irene Vallejo«Uno de los pensadores más ... Read more

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Las catorce claves de Umberto Eco para reconocer el fascismo: un manifiesto urgente.«Umberto Eco cambió nuestra mirada sobre los libros: imprescindibles, pequeños, frágiles, a veces criminales, casi siempre salvadores. Un maestro que nos enseñó a entrelazar la sabiduría y el juego con su estilo sagaz y lúdico, con su asombrosa inventiva y certera lucidez.»Irene Vallejo«Uno de los pensadores más
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Glasses

by Adam Geczy ...

Narrated by Todd Boyce ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

3 hours 25 min

Bloomsbury presents Glasses by Adam Geczy, read by Todd Boyce.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Glasses are among the oldest and most commonplace prosthetics we have invented. But what does it mean to wear glasses? There is more to the answer than correcting vision. Glasses alter, enhance, and shield the way that we view the ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Glasses by Adam Geczy, read by Todd Boyce.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Glasses are among the oldest and most commonplace prosthetics we have invented. But what does it mean to wear glasses? There is more to the answer than correcting vision. Glasses alter, enhance, and shield the way that we view the
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Drone

Object Lessons

by Adam Rothstein ...

Narrated by Greg Lockett ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

3 hours 43 min

Bloomsbury presents Drone by Adam Rothstein, read by Greg LockettObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Drones are in the newspaper, on the TV screen, swarming through the networks, and soon, we're told, they'll be delivering our shopping. But what are drones? The word encompasses everything from toys to weapons. And yet, as ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Drone by Adam Rothstein, read by Greg LockettObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Drones are in the newspaper, on the TV screen, swarming through the networks, and soon, we're told, they'll be delivering our shopping. But what are drones? The word encompasses everything from toys to weapons. And yet, as
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Lipstick

Object Lessons

by Eileen G'Sell ...

Narrated by Deborah McBride ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

3 hours 17 min

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.From Revlon to Glossier, from Marilyn to Gaga, lipstick is as shape-shifting and unwieldy as femininity itself.Who wears lipstick today – as a matter of routine? And for those who do, is it out of obligation to a strict feminine standard, or some other reason entirely? Lipstick reconsiders the ... Read more

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.From Revlon to Glossier, from Marilyn to Gaga, lipstick is as shape-shifting and unwieldy as femininity itself.Who wears lipstick today – as a matter of routine? And for those who do, is it out of obligation to a strict feminine standard, or some other reason entirely? Lipstick reconsiders the
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Introduction to Literary Theory: A Clear, Jargon‑Light Guide to the Major Schools and How to Actually Use Them When You Read

by Christopher Lane ...

Narrated by Christopher Lane ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

Master literary criticism and conquer dense academic texts with this accessible guide to reading comprehension. Perfect for students commuting to campus or lifelong learners craving focused intellectual growth, this audio companion breaks down complex humanities concepts into bite-sized, practical lessons.Transform the anxiety of writing essays and preparing for seminars into confident, ... Read more

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Master literary criticism and conquer dense academic texts with this accessible guide to reading comprehension. Perfect for students commuting to campus or lifelong learners craving focused intellectual growth, this audio companion breaks down complex humanities concepts into bite-sized, practical lessons.Transform the anxiety of writing essays and preparing for seminars into confident,
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L'arte di raccontare

by Cesare De Marchi, Cesare De Marchi ...

Narrated by Enrico Ballardini ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

Dopo la pubblicazione del saggio Romanzi. Leggerli, scriverli (2007), l'autore torna a riflettere sul genere letterario romanzo e raccoglie una serie di considerazioni condotte sul duplice versante della lettura e della scrittura. I romanzi, questi oggetti di «sostanza immaginaria», non sono che «un movimento di parole»: ogni testo è un movimento verbale, e il movimento specifico del testo ... Read more

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Dopo la pubblicazione del saggio Romanzi. Leggerli, scriverli (2007), l'autore torna a riflettere sul genere letterario romanzo e raccoglie una serie di considerazioni condotte sul duplice versante della lettura e della scrittura. I romanzi, questi oggetti di «sostanza immaginaria», non sono che «un movimento di parole»: ogni testo è un movimento verbale, e il movimento specifico del testo
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Bookshelf

Object Lessons

by Lydia Pyne ...

Narrated by Rachel Handshaw ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

Bloomsbury presents Bookshelf by Lydia Pyne, read by Rachel Handshaw.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. One bookshelf can creak with character in a bohemian coffee shop and another can groan with gravitas in the Library of Congress. Writer and historian Lydia Pyne finds ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Bookshelf by Lydia Pyne, read by Rachel Handshaw.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. One bookshelf can creak with character in a bohemian coffee shop and another can groan with gravitas in the Library of Congress. Writer and historian Lydia Pyne finds
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What is Art?

by Leo Tolstoy, W. Gareth Jones ...

Narrated by Russ Bain ...

Series series Bloomsbury Revelations
Unabridged

7 hours 3 min

Leo Tolstoy is one of the most celebrated novelists of all time. As well as writing literary classics such as Anna Karenina and War and Peace he was also the author of some hugely influential critical and philosophical works. First published in 1898 his book length essay What is Art? has lost none of its power to challenge our perception of art and its function in society today. In this ... Read more

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Leo Tolstoy is one of the most celebrated novelists of all time. As well as writing literary classics such as Anna Karenina and War and Peace he was also the author of some hugely influential critical and philosophical works. First published in 1898 his book length essay What is Art? has lost none of its power to challenge our perception of art and its function in society today. In this
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Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë ...

Narrated by Martin Shaw ...

Abridged

3 hours 3 min

‘Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil?’Set on the bleak moors of Yorkshire, Lockwood is forced to seek shelter at Wuthering Heights, the home of his new landlord, Heathcliff. The intense and wildly passionate Heathcliff tells the story of his life, his all-consuming love for Catherine Earnshaw and the doomed outcome of that relationship, leading to his revenge ... Read more

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‘Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil?’Set on the bleak moors of Yorkshire, Lockwood is forced to seek shelter at Wuthering Heights, the home of his new landlord, Heathcliff. The intense and wildly passionate Heathcliff tells the story of his life, his all-consuming love for Catherine Earnshaw and the doomed outcome of that relationship, leading to his revenge
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Essential Bukowski: Poetry

The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist

Sesame and Lilies by John Ruskin

The Art of Writing and Other Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson

Over vandet går jeg

Frankenstein

Beginning theory

Gita Bodh

Contemporary Fiction

Martin Chuzzlewit

רצינות ההומור

Literary Theory: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Texts, Movements, and Meaning

The Cat and the Masked Woman (Oxford World's Classics)

Andar y ver

Radical Sacrifice

Contra el fascismo

Glasses

Drone

Lipstick

Introduction to Literary Theory: A Clear, Jargon‑Light Guide to the Major Schools and How to Actually Use Them When You Read

L'arte di raccontare

Bookshelf

What is Art?

Wuthering Heights