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El estudio definitivo sobre el intelectual más influyente del siglo XX La literatura de George Orwell se ha convertido en un fenómeno de masas mundial. Hay pocas estanterías en las que falten sus dos clásicos intemporales: la parábola de la revolución bolchevique Rebelión en la granja y...

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of all George Orwell's greatest non-fiction: three full-length books, a collection of his most well-renowned essays and the complete collection of his poetry.

A long-overdue reappraisal of the groundbreaking nineteenth-century writer who reshaped the literary and social norms of her age. By the age of thirty, the young woman who was born Aurore Dupin in 1804 in a Paris garret had become the internationally renowned George Sand. In English, her novels...

"I know hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continually close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself." So wrote C. S. Lewis of George MacDonald, the Scottish pastor and novelist who had a profound impact on Lewis’ own literary and spiritual career. Here Lewis gathers 365 of...

Brought to you by Penguin. My friends will respect me, I hope, just as much under my jacket as under my dress... So take me for a man or a woman as you wish. By the age of thirty, the novelist who had been born Aurore Dupin in 1804 had become the internationally renowned George Sand. In English...

After the Iraq War, when the reputation of Britain's spooks hit an all-time low, John le Carré's intellectual hero George Smiley came to be seen as the perfect spy, a man who would never allow intelligence to be misused for political purposes. Le Carré had revealed shortly before that the model for Smiley was the author and MI5 officer John Bingham, the 7th Baron Clanmorris. Michael Jago's brilliant account of Bingham's life is the story of an intelligence officer who had a deep influence on le Carré, then a junior colleague in MI5.

Das literarische Werk Georg Büchners ist verblüffend vielfältig - gerade angesichts seines so dramatisch kurzen Lebens. In nicht einmal 24 Jahren schaffte er es, als Schriftsteller, Naturwissenschaftler und Revolutionär zu einer der bedeutendsten Figuren des deutschen Vormärz zu werden. Vom hessischen Goddelau führte ihn der Weg über Straßbur und Gießen bis nach Zürich, wo er 1837 dem Typhus erlag.

George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture, and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than 60 plays, which included major works such as Man and Superman. Here in this exciting audiobook experience, you will find the very best of George Bernard Shaw’s vibrant personality and inspirational words. A rare audiobook adventure!

These short, vivid biographies offer quick insights, big ideas, and timeless inspiration. Explore the stories behind the storytellers: from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Hemingway, Emily Dickinson to Franz Kafka, Goethe to Jack Kerouac, William Shakespeare to Arthur Miller, Charles Dickens to Toni Morrison. Short and sharp audio biographies for lovers of words and worlds.

Budapest im Mai 1914: Elsa Tabori wartet auf die Niederkunft ihres zweiten Sohnes, als ihr ein gewisser Dr. Wehmut einen Rat gibt. Lachen solle sie, "nicht fröhlich, als hätte sie etwas Komisches gehört", sondern um die Spannung im Bauch zu lösen. George Taboris Autobiografie beginnt also mit seiner eigenen Geburt. Und schon da leuchtet der Humor des emigrierten Romanciers, Dramatikers und Regisseurs auf, je schwärzer, desto besser – und oft die beste Strategie, der irrwitzigen Welt zu begegnen.

George Monbiot is renowned for his passionate and impactful writing on political, social and environmental issues. A fearless investigative journalist, he’s travelled the world in search of stories and has written about subjects as varied as mahogany extraction from Indian reserves in Brazil to the effect of the loneliness epidemic on the health of the British population.

Well-being coach, writer and presenter George Anderson talks to us about his upcoming audiobook, Beginner’s Luck Guide for Non-runners. Imparting award-winning training advice on how to slowly build up fitness levels, stay motivated and even start to enjoy exercise, George explains the reasoning behind his running programme in this exclusive interview.

Legendary short story writer George Saunders joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to talk about his long-awaited first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. George has won decades of acclaim for his short-story collections (1996's CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, 2013's Tenth of December) that amplify the intricacies of American culture via the surreal and fantastical. He's a longtime contributor to The New Yorker and GQ and a professor at Syracuse.

1984' ve 'Hayvan Çiftliği' gibi eserleriyle edebiyat dünyasını kasıp kavuran George Orwell, her ne kadar kurgusal dünyalar yaratmış olsa da, kendi hayatı da başlı başına bir roman kadar çarpıcı olduğu bir gerçek. Bu biyografi, bu eşsiz yazarın yaşamının labirentlerine bir davetiye sunuyor.

Franz Kafka, literary giant and enigmatic person: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.