DescriptionThis scorching story tells of a father and son trying to reach out to each other over years of loss and absence. An almost unbearably moving recording.
DescriptionO. Henry is the acknowledged master of the short story form and the four stories told here are charming, witty and shrewd in their observation. In nearly every New York story, someone has, however shy and hidden, the desire to create. Love, forgiveness, and tolerance run like gold threads through the fabric of the stories. The stories are models of compression, plot, and characterization. O. Henry has had many imitators but no equals. Bostonian actor Ed Bishop reads with great understanding and sensitivity. Includes "A Cosmopolitan in a Cafe", "The Cop and the Anthem", "The Last Leaf", and "A Technical Error".
DescriptionFrom the villages and small towns of Eastern Europe in the 50 years that span the turn of the 20th century came some of the finest Jewish Folk humor. From these sources derive the stories of the great Yiddish writers, Peretz and Mendele and Sholom Aleichem, and Fiddler on the Roof . Marvellously simple tales of the poor, the vain, the foolish, the eccentric, the quick-witted, the gullible, the honest, and the rascally. David Kossoff is one of the world's best-loved storytellers and Kossoff reading Kossoff is a listener's delight. Each story in this unique collection is framed with carefully selected and appropriate music.
DescriptionThis audiobook is in Russian with music by Al Belonosov. Light, laconic, graceful language of the genius; it is the language of Pushkin. We present the most famous of Pushkin's works in the world: "Tales of Belkin" and "The Queen of Spades".
DescriptionThis audiobook is in Russian with music by Al Belonosov. These are short stories of one of the greatest writers in the world, Anton Chekhov. For more than 100 years, his humor and philosophy have surprised readers by their depth and brightness. These st…
DescriptionEstablished early in the last century as a memorial to O. Henry, this annual collection has consistently offered a remarkable sampling of contemporary short stories. Each year stories are chosen from large and small literary magazines and a panel of distinguished writers is enlisted to award the top prizes. The result is a superb collection of inventive, full-bodied stories representing the very best in American and Canadian fiction. Stories included are: The Ceiling by Kevin Brockmeier Scordatura by Mark Ray Lewis The Butcher's Wife by Louise Erdrich Do Not Disturb by A. M. Homes Memento Mori by Jonathan Nolan Charity by Richard Ford Good Old Neon by David Foster Wallace The O. Henry Prize Stories 2002 is available in print from Anchor Books.
