Awards

• Commended for Audies (Audiobook/Adapted) 2011

Overview

A compilation of classic tales by great American writers performed by terrific actors, with a lineup ranging from Eudora Welty's hilarious story of an independent young woman striking out on her own, Why I Live at the P.O. read to wacky perfection by Stockard Channing to Joyce Carol Oates' sly, creepy tale of a teenage girl's seduction by a dangerous drifter, Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?, read poignantly by Christine Baranski to Edgar Allen Poe's terrifyingly delicious The Black Cat, read by Rene Auberjonois. Other featured stories include Alice Walker's Everyday Use read by Carmen de Lavallade, John Cheever's Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor performed by Malachy McCourt, Amy Tan's Rules of the Game read by Freda Foh Shen and Jerry Stiller reading John Sayles laugh-out-loud classic At the Anarchists' Convention by John Sayles.

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9781934033128

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Reviews

Showcases six pieces about women, ranging from the 16-year-old daughter of an antiabortion activist in Kim Edwards's 'The Story of My Life' to the woman of 80 who discovers a wounded angel in her backyard in Allan Gurganus's 'It Had Wings.' Despite the variety of ages and social situations, all the tales feature strong women who assert themselves, despite the circumstances. --Library Journal

Author Information

Symphony Space is a performing arts center based in New York City that fosters artistically and culturally diverse performing arts, literary, and film programs that bring artists and audiences together in an atmosphere of exploration and intimacy. This organization reaches audiences throughout New York City, the wider metropolitan area, and--through distribution of programs via media such as radio, recordings, podcasts, and touring--the nation.

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