Literary Criticism audiobooks

Algren

By: Mary Wisniewski

Narrated by: Gary Houston

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Chicago Writers Association Nonfiction Book of the Year (2017) Society of Midland Authors Literary Award in Biography (2017)
A tireless champion of the downtrodden, Nelson Algren, one of the most celebrated writers of the 20th century, lived an outsider's life himself. He spent a month in prison as a young man for the theft of a typewriter; his... Read more

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

By: Friedrich Nietzsche

Narrated by: Kevin Theis

Length: 12 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and philosophical enlightenment with "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by Friedrich Nietzsche, now available as a captivating audiobook. In this seminal work, listeners will delve into the profound musings and provocative ideas of one of history's most influential thinkers.As the narrative unfolds, listeners... Read more

The Amen Corner

By: James Baldwin

Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor, Dion Graham, January LaVo...

Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of the most brilliant writers of the twentieth century—a masterpiece of the modern American theater: a play about faith and family, about the gulf between black men and black women and black fathers and black sons.

"[Baldwin] uses words as the sea uses waves." —Langston Hughes

In his first work for the theater, James Baldwin brought all... Read more

The Return of the Light

By: Carolyn McVickar Edwards

Narrated by: Siiri Scott

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of twelve traditional tales from around the world that honor the "return of the light" that takes place on the winter solstice



The winter solstice, the day the "sun stands still," marks the longest night and the shortest day of the year, and it comes either on December 20th or 21st. Celebrations honoring the winter solstice as a... Read more

Orwell's Ghosts

By: Laura Beers

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

For the seventy-fifth anniversary of 1984, Laura Beers explores George Orwell's still-radical ideas and why they are critical today.



George Orwell devoted his career to exposing social injustice and political duplicity, urging his readers to face hard truths about Western society and politics. Now, the uncanny parallels between the interwar era... Read more

The Uptown Local

By: Cory Leadbeater

Narrated by: Charlie Thurston

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: No

A brilliant debut memoir about a young writer—struggling with depression, family issues, and addiction—and his life-changing decade working for Joan DidionAs an aspiring novelist in his early twenties, Cory Leadbeater was presented with an opportunity to work for a well-known writer whose identity was kept confidential. Since the tumultuous days... Read more

The Great Gatsby: The Original 1925 Edition

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Joseph Bayda

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.
The novel was inspired by a youthful... Read more

Metamorphoses

By: Karolina Watroba

Narrated by: Deborah Balm

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2024, exactly one hundred years after his death at the age of forty, readers all over the world will reach for the works of Franz Kafka. Many of them will want to learn more about the enigmatic man behind the classic books filled with mysterious courts and monstrous insects. Who, exactly, was Franz Kafka? Karolina Watroba, the first Germanist... Read more

Människan och läsandet

By: Dick Claésson, Joel Halldorf, Bengt Jangfeldt, ...

Narrated by: Olle Jernberg

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Så länge människan har skrivit har hon också läst. Men vilka olika sorters läsning finns det och hur har läsningen förändrats genom tiderna? Hur påverkas det litterära läsandet av den digitala verklighet som vi nu lever i, där ett oändligt flöde av underhållning ständigt pockar på vår uppmärksamhet i de digitala enheter vi bär runt på? Antologin... Read more

The Most Inspiring Short Stories for Seniors

By: Wildemind Publications

Narrated by: Eric Carpenter

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Did you know that listening to a story engages the mind twice as much as watching the the TV?Stories are known to improve mental cognition, improve memory, and keep the mind stimulated.Perhaps you (or your parents) are looking for some inspiring stories from the last century?Our audiobook is exactly that! A handful of 22 short-stories (each... Read more

The Book-Makers

By: Adam Smyth

Narrated by: Adam Smyth

Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them

Books tell all kinds of stories—romances, tragedies, comedies—but if we learn to read the signs correctly, they can tell us the story of their own making too. The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Western culture’s most important object, the... Read more

Deep Reading

By: Rachel B. Griffis, Julie Ooms & Rachel M. De Sm...

Narrated by: Connie Shabshab

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

This book helps readers develop practices that will result in deep, formative, and faithful reading so they can contribute to the flourishing of their communities and cultivate their own spiritual and intellectual depth.

The authors present reading as a remedy for three prevalent cultural vices—distraction, hostility, and consumerism—that... Read more

Great Expectations

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Nick Robbins

Length: 17 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In this unflaggingly suspenseful story of aspirations and moral redemption, humble, orphaned Pip, a ward of his short-tempered older sister and her husband, Joe, is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman. And, indeed, it seems as though that dream is destined to come to pass — because one day, under... Read more

Marcel Proust

By: Edith Wharton

Narrated by: William Allan Jones

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

from: "The Writing of Fiction", by Edith Wharton Read more

Character and Situation in the Novel

By: Edith Wharton

Narrated by: William Allan Jones

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

From: "The Writing of Fiction", by Edith Wharton. Read more

Die story.one Bestsellerformel

By: Hannes Steiner

Narrated by: Stephan Müller & Ines Deinert

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Entfessele den Bestsellerautor in dir – die "Hannes Steiner story.one Methode"  In jedem von uns steckt ein großartiges Buch, das nur darauf wartet, die Welt zu erobern, und noch nie war das einfacher als heute. Wenn du also jemals davon geträumt hast, ein Buch zu schreiben, dann sage ich dir: Der perfekte Moment ist jetzt. Hannes Steiner "Die... Read more

Justicia

By: Michael J. Sandel

Narrated by: Alejandro Vargas-Lugo

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Un viaje fascinante y entretenido a través de los conceptos que subyacen en las controversias políticas y morales de la actualidad. PREMIO PRINCESA DE ASTURIAS DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES 2018 En Justicia, el prestigioso autor y profesor Michael Sandel examina el papel de la justicia en nuestras vidas y en la sociedad, y explica cómo la filosofía... Read more

The Write Stuff

By: James Walton

Narrated by: James Walton, Sebastian Faulks, Stephen Fry, Si...

Length: 18 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Highlights from the light-hearted literary quiz chaired by James WaltonThe Write Stuff is the book-based panel show that takes a witty and whimsical look at well-known authors and their work. Host James Walton challenges the erudite contestants with tricky literary teasers, which they endeavour to answer using a combination of knowledge and... Read more

Understanding Superhero Comic Books

By: Alex Grand

Narrated by: Alex Grand

Length: 13 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

This work dissects the origin and growth of superhero comic books, their major influences, and the creators behind them. It demonstrates how Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain America and many more stand as time capsules of their eras, rising and falling with societal changes, and reflecting an amalgam of influences. The book covers in detail the... Read more

Second Chances

By: Stephen Greenblatt & Adam Phillips

Narrated by: Donald Corren & Steven Crossley

Length: 6 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful exploration of the human capacity for renewal, as seen through Shakespeare and Freud

In this fresh investigation, Stephen Greenblatt and Adam Phillips explore how the second chance has been an essential feature of the literary imagination and a promise so central to our existence that we try to reproduce it again and again.... Read more

What Makes This Book So Great

By: Jo Walton

Narrated by: Nicole Poole

Length: 12 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

As any fan of Jo Walton's Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic rereader of books. In 2008, then-new science fiction mega-site Tor.com asked Walton to blog regularly about her rereading—about all kinds of older fantasy and SF, ranging from acknowledged classics, to guilty pleasures, to... Read more

The Occult Sylvia Plath

By: Julia Gordon-Bramer

Narrated by: Julia Gordon-Bramer

Length: 15 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

• Decodes the alchemical, Qabalistic, hermetic, spiritual, and Tarot-related references in many of Plath’s poems

• Based on more than 15 years of research, including analysis of Plath’s unpublished personal writings from the Plath archives at Indiana University

• Examines the influences of Plath’s parents, her early interests in Hermeticism, and... Read more

Laughter in Ancient Rome

By: Mary Beard

Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear—a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law... Read more

Spanish Unleashed: Your 3-in-1 Beginner's Guide

By: Polyglot Mastery Institute

Narrated by: Gabriel Montalvo & Isabella Flores

Length: 19 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Ready to embark on an exciting journey into the vibrant world of Spanish?Look no further! This comprehensive audiobook is your ultimate companion, packed with everything you need to kickstart your language learning adventure.
Grammar Made Easy: Say goodbye to confusing conjugations and perplexing grammar rules! With our clear and concise... Read more