Short Story - John Cheever Audio Collection, The

Short Story - John Cheever Audio Collection, The

Here are twelve magnificent stories in which John Cheever celebrates -- with unequaled grace and tenderness -- the deepest feelings we have.

As Cheever writes in his preface, 'These stories seem at times to be stories of a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with a river light, when you heard the Benny Goodman quartets from a radio in the corner stationery store, and when almost everybody wore a hat.'

John Cheever was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1912. He is the author of seven collections of stories and five novels. His first novel, The Wapshot Chronicle, won the 1958 National Book Award. In 1965 he received the Howells Medal for Fiction from the National Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 1978 The Stories of John Cheever won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Shortly before his death, in 1982, he was awarded the National Medal for Literature from the Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

Publisher: Harper Collins US
Author: John Cheever
Narrator: Benjamin Cheever
ISBN: 0 06 055483 5

World's Shortest Stories, The

The perfect gift gift for those who claim to be too busy to read. For the rest of us, these stories are like literary canapés ... Irresistible." - Sue Grafton

Consider for a moment 55 words. It's an absurdly tiny number. No, it's an impossibly tiny number. It's what O.Henry might have conjured up if he'd only had the back of a business card to write upon. You'll find murder and suspense, horror and intrigue, love and betrayal, plus distant worlds and inner demons. All in a measly 55 words.

Frank Muller has garnered praise as one of the most talented narrators of audiobooks today. Author Stephen King said "[when frank reads] the blind will see, the lame will walk, and the deaf will hear." His work has been recognized with numerous awards. He has also appeared in top regional theatres around the country and on television including "Law and Order," "Life Goes on," "Harry and the Hendersons," and "All My Children."

Suzanne Toren has appeared on and off Broadway and in regional theatres throughout the country. She occationally appears on television, most recently in "Law and Order." and has recorded hundreds of audiobooks. She was the recepient of the Narrator of the Year Award for her recordings of Talking Books for the Library of Congress and of the TORGI Awards from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

Kathy Garver is best known for her role as "Cissy" in the CBS prime time hit, "Family Affair." one of the most enduring television shows of the 1960s. She has also performed in countless films, including "The Ten Commandments," "Apollo 13," "Parenthood," and "Backdraft," and has narrated several audiobooks.

Publisher: Listen & Live
Author: Various
Narrator: Full Cast Production
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