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PublisherBritish Library, T.H.E.
ISBN-100712305440
ISBN-139780712305440
eBay Product ID (ePID)71123926
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Book TitleSpoken Word: American Writers, 3-CD Set
Publication Year2008
TopicAmerican / General
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary Collections
AuthorThe British Library
FormatCompact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 In.
Item Length5 In.
Item Width5.5 In.
Item Weight7.9 Oz
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"After spending a few hours reveling in this diverse collection, there will be voices in the listener''s head . . . the voices of the women and men who shaped the 20th Century with the written versions of their words."-Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune, "After spending a few hours reveling in this diverse collection, there will be voices in the listener''s head . . . the voices of the women and men who shaped the 20th Century with the written versions of their words."Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune, After spending a few hours reveling in this diverse collection, there will be voices in the listener's head . . . the voices of the women and men who shaped the 20th Century with the written versions of their words.
TitleLeadingThe
Number of Volumes3 vols.
Volume NumberSet
Table Of ContentTrack listing DISC ONE 1. Gertrude Stein [1874-1946] American Points of View 2. Sinclair Lewis [1885-1951] Address from the 1940 Writers' Committee for Roosevelt Conference 3. Anita Loos [1888-1981] Interview with Anita Loos 4. Raymond Chandler [1888-1959] Playback Dr No 5. Eugene O'Neill [1888-1953] Extract from O'Neill: Long Day's Journey into Night 6. Henry Miller [1891-1980] Bookshelf 7. Pearl Buck [1892-1973] Speech at Gallaudet College 8. James Thurber [1894-1961] Interview with James Thurber 9. F Scott Fitzgerald [1896-1940] Shakespeare: Othello [extract] 10. Thornton Wilder [1897-1975] Talk on Gertrude Stein and Emily Dickinson 11. Vladimir Nabokov [1899-1977] Interview with Vladimir Nabokov DISC TWO 1. John Steinbeck [1902-1968] Interview with John Steinbeck 2. Isaac Bashevis Singer [1904-91] A Story No-one Else can Tell 3. Lillian Hellman [1905-84] Omnibus: Lillian Hellman 4. James A Michener [1907-97] Bookshelf 5. Eudora Welty [1909-2001] A Curtain of Green 6. Tennessee Williams [1911-83] Frankly Speaking 7. Mary McCarthy [1912-1989] Monitor 8. William S Burroughs [1914-97] Interview with William S Burroughs DISC THREE 1. Ralph Ellison [1914-1994] Interview with Ralph Ellison 2. Saul Bellow [1915-2005] The Arts in Scotland 3. Arthur Miller [1915-2005] Kaleidoscope 4. Patricia Highsmith [1921-1995] Kaleidoscope 5. James Baldwin [1924-1987] The World of Books 6. William Styron [1925-2006] Styron's Choice 7. Gore Vidal [born 1925] Kaleidoscope 8. Toni Morrison [born 1931] Interview with Toni Morrison
SynopsisOn this triple CD, published to coincide with the British Writers CD set, some 27 American Writers talk about their lives and work. Most of the recordings come from BBC broadcasts and many have not been published before. Highlights on this CD include: rare recordings of two early American winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature: Sinclair Lewis and Pearl Buck. It also features Arthur Miller talking about his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, and John Steinbeck talking about why he wrote The Grapes of Wrath ., James Baldwin discussing the position of African American writers in the United States, F. Scott Fitzgerald reading from Othello , and a rare interview with William S. Burroughs are just some of the wealth of the striking voices of American writers recorded for BBC broadcasts in the twentieth century and gathered here in one remarkable collection. This incredible three-CD boxed set forms part of the British Library's extensive audio series of documentary recordings by English-language authors and playwrights. The the collection brings modern American literature dramatically to life with writers as diverse as Vladimir Nabokov, Eudora Welty, John Steinbeck, Ralph Ellison, and Gertrude Stein. The majority of these recordings have never before been released, making this collection the perfect gift for any literature lover in your life who wishes to add these legendary figures to his or her impeccable library. Details: Three CDs plus booklet, running time approximately 210 minutes.
Number of Pages1 pages
