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The British Library CDs are a literary goldmine --The Guardian
A fabulous archive collection --The Observer
...a must for any audio library. --The Daily Telegraph
A fabulous archive collection --The Observer
...a must for any audio library. --The Daily Telegraph
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On 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'. Includes a 24 page booklet. Track 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
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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10 April 2010
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I got this for my wife, and we have both listened through it. Some of the interviews -- such as the ones with James Baldwin and Nabokov -- are fabulous, make you feel like you've just invited the most interesting person in the world over for dinner. But many of the early ones are hard to hear, some of them (Raymond Chanlder) don't have much to say, and the BBC interviewer(s), through the years, seem to have focused inordinately on the more surface-y aspects of the writers and their writing. Lots of questions about fame, about reputation, quoting to them some line from a forgotten review and asking them to respond to it, etc.
Given that one has James Thurber or Lillian Hellman sitting across the microphone, I would wish that the conversation had been more...edifying. So all in all, I'd say this is a collection for those who really, really need to hear what Eugene O'Neill sounded like. But I doubt you'll listen to it more than once.
Given that one has James Thurber or Lillian Hellman sitting across the microphone, I would wish that the conversation had been more...edifying. So all in all, I'd say this is a collection for those who really, really need to hear what Eugene O'Neill sounded like. But I doubt you'll listen to it more than once.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
list of writers
2 Sep 2011
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I see the product summary doesn't actually contain a complete list of writers who appear in this set, so here it is:
Disc 1
1. Gertrude Stein
2. Sinclair Lewis
3. Anita Loos
4. Raymond Chandler
5. Eugene O'Neill
6. Henry Miller
7. Pearl Buck
8. James Thurber
9. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Disc 2
1. Thornton Wilder
2. Vladimir Nabokov
3. John Steinbeck
4. Isaac Bashevis Singer
5. Lillian Hellman
6. James Michener
7. Eudora Welty
8. Tennessee Williams
9. Mary McCarthy
Disc 3
1. William S. Burroughs
2. Ralph Ellison
3. Saul Bellow
4. Arthur Miller
5. Patricia Highsmith
6. James Baldwin
7. William Styron
8. Gore Vidal
9. Toni Morrison
Those who enjoy this set might also be interested in other British Library recordings like The Spoken Word: British Writers along with the various CDs devoted to particular writers like The Spoken Word: Sylvia Plath, or The Spoken Word: American Poets and The Spoken Word: British Poet, or Voices of History: Vol 1 and Voices of History: Vol 2.
Disc 1
1. Gertrude Stein
2. Sinclair Lewis
3. Anita Loos
4. Raymond Chandler
5. Eugene O'Neill
6. Henry Miller
7. Pearl Buck
8. James Thurber
9. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Disc 2
1. Thornton Wilder
2. Vladimir Nabokov
3. John Steinbeck
4. Isaac Bashevis Singer
5. Lillian Hellman
6. James Michener
7. Eudora Welty
8. Tennessee Williams
9. Mary McCarthy
Disc 3
1. William S. Burroughs
2. Ralph Ellison
3. Saul Bellow
4. Arthur Miller
5. Patricia Highsmith
6. James Baldwin
7. William Styron
8. Gore Vidal
9. Toni Morrison
Those who enjoy this set might also be interested in other British Library recordings like The Spoken Word: British Writers along with the various CDs devoted to particular writers like The Spoken Word: Sylvia Plath, or The Spoken Word: American Poets and The Spoken Word: British Poet, or Voices of History: Vol 1 and Voices of History: Vol 2.
2 of 8 people found the following review helpful
spoken word
9 Feb 2009
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This is a wonderful cd for people who enjoy hearing the voices of the writers themselves. Many great recordings. I just wish some of the cuts were longer.
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