Calliope Author Readings has 7 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 6 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is James Jones Reading from The Thin Red Line.
James Jones Reading from The Thin Red Line
Summary
James Jones, who served in combat in the Pacific in World War II, creates a scene of confusion and brutal devastation, as American soldiers struggle against an invincible enemy, and valiant young lives are destroyed. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
©1962 James Jones (P)1963 Calliope Author Readings
Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Volume 1
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James Baldwin gives an electrifying reading about a young gay American in Paris recalling a dramatic and transforming incident from his boyhood, as he struggles to accept his sexual identity. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
©1962 James Baldwin (P)1963 Calliope Author Readings
Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Volume 2
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The young John Updike’s portrayal of a haughty seminary student working as a lifeguard is witty and poetic, as the naïve hero surveys the beachgoers in his care, and contemplates a future of saving souls as well as bodies. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
©1962 John Updike (P)1963 Calliope Author Readings
Great American Authors Read From Their Works, Volume 1
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From the poignant novel about a troubled Southern family, written when he was 26, William Styron reads with tenderness about the disabled younger child finding joy in the magic tricks of a workman, as her mother looks on, knowing her child’s sad fate. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
©1952 William Styron (P)1963 Calliope Author Readings
Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Volume 2
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Nelson Algren brings a deeply personal tone to his reading about Sophie, the doomed wife of card dealer and drug addict Frankie Machine, wanted for murder, as she waits futilely for him to return home.
©1949 Nelson Algren (P)1963 Calliope Author Readings
Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Volume 2
Summary
Nelson Algren reading from The Man With the Golden Arm, James Jones reading from The Thin Red Line, John Updike reading “Lifeguard” from Pigeon Feathers and Other, Bernard Malamud reading from “The Mourners” from The Magic Barrre.
©1963 Calliope Author Readings (P)1963 Calliope Author Readings
Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Volume 1
Summary
In the first passage James Baldwin reads with passion about the suicide of a young black man in despair. The second passage takes place at his funeral service, where Baldwin speaks with both anger and eloquence, in the voice of the minister attempting to comfort his friends and family.
©1956 James Baldwin (P)1963 Calliope Author Readings