Great American authors read from their works. Volume 1
(2014)

Fiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

Details

PUBLISHED
[United States] : Calliope Author Readings : Made available through hoopla, 2014
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 16 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9781483019345 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT11081568, 1483019349 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 11081568
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Read by James Baldwin, William Styron, James Jones, and Philip Roth

These five recordings of twentieth-century American authors interpreting their own works were highly praised when first released in the 1960s. Today the cultural and historical value of these recordings makes them an essential part of our literary heritage.This volume contains readings by James Baldwin from Giovanni's Room and Another Country, exploring the challenges of being black and gay in mid-twentieth century America. William Styron reads about a disabled child finding brief moments of joy in Lie Down in Darkness, his novel about a troubled Southern family. James Jones reads the most famous passage from his celebrated World War II novel, From Here to Eternity. And Philip Roth does a hilarious comic turn in a bizarre scene from his early novel, Letting Go

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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