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1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 14 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Various Readers. |
| Summary |
These four 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.Nelson Algren reads from his most famous novel, The Man with the Golden Arm, about the decline and fall of a drug dealer and card sharp. Bernard Malamud's devastating selection from The Magic Barrel portrays poor, embittered old Jews who achieve a moment of grace after fierce antagonism. In John Updike's story from Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories, a seminary student working as a lifeguard draws a witty and lyrical contrast between saving souls and bodies. And James Jones' account of a World War II battle in Japan in The Thin Red Line shows young soldiers at their most heroic and perilous moments. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
American fiction.
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| Added Author |
Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981, author, narrator.
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Malamud, Bernard, author, narrator.
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Updike, John, author, narrator.
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Jones, James, 1921-1977, author, narrator.
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Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981.
Man with the golden arm. Selections. Spoken word.
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Malamud, Bernard.
Short stories. Selections. Spoken word.
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Updike, John.
Short stories. Selections. Spoken word.
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Jones, James, 1921-1977.
Thin red line. Selections. Spoken word.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982467517 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982467517 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11081566 |
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