| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
3 audio discs (3 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Playing Time |
030000 |
| Series |
Selected shorts, a celebration of the short story |
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Selected shorts.
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| Note |
Symphony Space: SS1001 (SS1001A--SS1001C). |
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"A celebration of the short story." |
| Performer |
Performed by Freda Foh Shen (Rules of the game), David Strathairn (Game), Stockard Channing (Why I live at the P.O.), Réne Auberjonois (The black cat), Christine Baranski (Where are you going, where have you been?), Jerry Stiller (At the anarchist's convention), Carmen De Lavallade (Everyday use), Malachy McCourt (Christmas is a sad season for the poor). |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Duration: 3:00:00. |
| Event |
Recorded live Feb. 4, 1987-Apr. 21, 2004, at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City, and on tour Nov. 6 1993-Feb. 9, 2007, at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on WNYC, New York Public Radio, on the program: Selected shorts. |
| Summary |
A collection of eight short stories by well-known American authors. |
| Contents |
Rules of the game / Amy Tan (34:13) -- Game / Donald Barthelme (14:17) -- Why I live at the P.O. / Eudora Welty (28:12) -- The black cat / Edgar Allan Poe (28:44) -- Where have you been, where are you going? / Joyce Carol Oates (39:10) -- At the anarchist's convention / John Sayles (27:10) -- Everyday use / Alice Walker (24:56) -- Christmas is a sad season for the poor / John Cheever (26:00). |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
American fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Literary readings (Radio programs)
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Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Shen, Freda Foh.
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Strathairn, David.
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Channing, Stockard.
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Auberjonois, René, 1940-2019
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Baranski, Christine.
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Stiller, Jerry.
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De Lavallade, Carmen, 1931-
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McCourt, Malachy, 1931-
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Tan, Amy
Rules of the game.
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Barthelme, Donald.
Game.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
Black cat.
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Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
Where have you been, where are you going?
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Sayles, John, 1950-
At the anarchist's convention.
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Walker, Alice, 1944-
Everyday use.
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Cheever, John.
Christmas is a sad season for the poor.
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Symphony Space (Firm)
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WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
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| ISBN |
9781934033128 |
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193403312X |
| Standard No. |
9781934033128 52800 |
| Music No. |
SS1001 Symphony Space |
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SS1001A Symphony Space |
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SS1001B Symphony Space |
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SS1001C Symphony Space |
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