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    The Last Days of Troy, Hörbuch, Digital, 113min
    Lily Cole stars as Helen of Troy, ‘the face that launched a thousand ships’, in Simon Armitage’s vivid, visceral adaptation of Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid. For 10 years, the Greeks have been laying siege to Troy to win back their abducted queen, Helen. But as the war drags on and the battlefields run scarlet with blood, the opposing forces are entrenched in a bitter stalemate. As gods and mortals squabble amongst themselves for the spoils of war, the exhausted warriors go to extreme lengths in a desperate grab for victory.... Dramatised by multiaward-winning poet and playwright Simon Armitage, The Last Days of Troy was first produced as a stage play at the Manchester Royal Exchange and Shakespeare’s Globe, and this radio version features the original cast. Both a tense action adventure and a powerful commentary on the futility of war, it brings Homer’s ancient myth to dynamic life and explores themes that still resonate today, in a world locked in cycles of conflict and revenge, East versus West and with the same dangerous combination of pride, lies and self-deception that fuelled the Trojan War. Cast and credits Agamemnon - David Achilles - Jake Fairbrother Zeus - Richard Bremmer Odysseus - Colin Tierney Hera - Gillian Bevan Andromache/Thetis - Claire Calbraith Hector - Simon Harrison Helen - Lily Cole Paris - Tom Stuart Athene/Briseis - Francesca Zoutewelle Priam - Garry Cooper Patroclus - Brendan O’Hea Astyanax - Luca Rawlinson Original music by Alex Baranowski. Directed for radio by Susan Roberts. First directed for The Royal Exchange Theatre by Nick Bagnall. Language: English. Narrator: Claire Calbraith, Colin Tierney, David Birell, Gillian Bevan, Jake Fairbrother, Lily Cole, Richard Bremmer, Simon Harrison. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/003668/bk_rhuk_003668_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Spray Anything: More True Tales of Homer and the Gang , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 241min
    Gwen Cooper - author of the blockbuster best seller Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life With a Blind Wonder Cat - returns with the ongoing adventures of her much-beloved, world-famous fur family. Ideal for new listeners and longtime fans alike, this collection of six purr-fect cat stories is filled with all the humor and heart Gwen’s devoted fans has come to know and love. Sure to be treasured by cat lovers everywhere, Spray Anything will leave you laughing out loud, shedding an occasional tear, and hugging your own cat a little bit closer. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gwen Cooper. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/236657/bk_acx0_236657_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Modern Scholar: The Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer, Hörbuch, Digital, 280min
    One of the Modern Scholar’s most popular professors, Timothy B. Shutt, brings his literary acumen and trademark enthusiasm to the study of the epic poems that sit at the very wellspring of Western culture. The earliest surviving works of Greek literature, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey exert a continuing influence on modern culture, even today shaping people’s values and conduct. In the tales of Achilles and Hector, of Odysseus and Penelope, Homer explored the notion of arête, which translates as "excellence" or "virtue". In these illuminating lectures, Professor Shutt delves into these great works, illustrating in fascinating detail the nature of their continuing relevance. Language: English. Narrator: Timothy B. Shutt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/006163/bk_reco_006163_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ulysses , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1797min
    Joyce’s experimental masterpiece set a new standard for modernist fiction, pushing the English language past all previous thresholds in its quest to capture a day in the life of an Everyman in turn-of-the-century Dublin. Obliquely borrowing characters and situations from Homer’s Odyssey, Joyce takes us on an internal odyssey along the current of thoughts, impressions, and experiences that make up the adventure of living an average day. As his characters stroll, eat, ruminate, and argue through the streets of Dublin, Joyce’s stream-of-consciousness narrative artfully weaves events, emotions, and memories in a free flow of imagery and associations. Full of literary references, parody, and uncensored vulgarity, Ulysses has been considered controversial and challenging, but always brilliant and rewarding. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/003800/bk_blak_003800_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Human Comedy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 387min
    The story of The Human Comedy, poignant and richly autobiographical, is based both on author Saroyan’s fatherless life and a Greek classic, Homer’s Odyssey. Beloved actress Meg Ryan shows us the boy becoming the man in a world that, even in the midst of war, appears sweeter, safer, and more livable than our own. In World War II-era California, Homer Macauley and his mother, sister, and three brothers live out struggles and dreams that reflect those of America’s second-generation immigrants. Homer, determined to become one of the fastest telegraph messengers in the West, finds himself caught between reality and illusion as delivering his messages of wartime brings him face-to-face with human emotion at its most naked and raw. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Meg Ryan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009580/bk_adbl_009580_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Face on the Wall , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 463min
    While trying to start a new life, Homer’s niece uncovers a murder. Life has not always been fair to Annie Swann. A bad marriage sullied her youth, but since her divorce she has made enough money illustrating children’s books to add a wing to her house. The new addition’s focal point will be a 35-foot blank wall, where Annie plans an elaborate mural of the fairy tale characters who pay her bills. But as she paints, mysterious markings appear on the mural: first splotches, then a woman’s face, ringed with blonde hair and covered in blood. It seems to point to the disappearance of Pearl Small, a Harvard student who took classes from Annie’s aunt Mary. As Mary and her husband, professor and ex-cop Homer Kelly, look for Pearl, Annie continues painting, unaware that with each brushstroke, she marks her wall with another layer of evil. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Ashby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/006115/bk_adbl_006115_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Study Guide: Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 77min
    SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the burden of misogyny, contemporary issues on the US-Mexico border, reframing female stereotypes. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics. A loose adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey, Guadalupe Garcia McCall’s Summer of the Mariposas, published in 2012, follows five Mexican American sisters on an epic journey from Texas to Mexico. Drawing deeply from Mexican folklore, the book’s genre blends magical realism and fantasy.This audio study guide presents the same expert content - written by experienced teachers, professors, and literary scholars - in an easy-to-access audio format. SuperSummary study guides demonstrate an authoritative voice, present expert analysis, offer big picture ideas, and help listeners understand a work’s underlying meanings and conclusions. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Molly Gallegos. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/229844/bk_acx0_229844_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Book of Pawsome: Head Bonks, Raspy Tongues, and 101 Reasons Why Cats Make Us So, So Happy: The Pawsome Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 184min
    Newspapers may be full of doom-and-gloom headlines, but the lucky people who live with cats get to be happy each and every day. Then again, if you live with cats you probably don’t see those terrifying headlines, anyway (because your cat won’t get off the paper long enough for you to read it), and that’s sort of the point. Cats make the very best companions for hundreds of reasons, including:Cats are nature’s comediansCats shower you with surprise giftsCats never abandon you during the tough timesCats help you make the bedCats don't make you feel bad when you leave, but they're psyched when you get homeDat ass (cat butts are the best!)Cats make us better humansHeartwarming, hilarious, and written by Gwen Cooper - best-selling author of Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, My Life in a Cat House, and Spray Anything, among numerous other cat-centric titles - The Book of Pawsome is a touching and raspy-tongue-in-cheek reminder that, even in a world gone mad, cat lovers always have plenty to smile about. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gwen Cooper. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/234480/bk_acx0_234480_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Silence of the Girls , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 644min
    A Washington Post Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, The Economist, Financial Times Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award Finalist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction Here is the story of the Iliad as we’ve never heard it before: in the words of Briseis, Trojan queen and captive of Achilles. Given only a few words in Homer’s epic and largely erased by history, she is nonetheless a pivotal figure in the Trojan War. In this audiobook she comes fully to life: wry, watchful, forging connections among her fellow female prisoners even as she is caught between Greece’s two most powerful warriors. Her story pulls back the veil on the thousands of women who lived behind the scenes of the Greek army camp - concubines, nurses, prostitutes, the women who lay out the dead - as gods and mortals spar, and as a legendary war hurtles toward its inevitable conclusion. Brilliantly written, filled with moments of terror and beauty, The Silence of the Girls gives voice to an extraordinary woman - and makes an ancient story new again.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kristin Atherton, Michael Fox. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/006308/bk_rand_006308_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1502min
    Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature. Though more than 2,700 years old, their stories of brave heroics, capricious gods, and towering human emotions are vividly timeless. The Iliad can justly be called the world’s greatest war epic. The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy remains one of the classic campaigns, the heroism and treachery of its combatants unmatched in song and story. Driven by fierce passions and loyalties, men and gods battle to a devastating conclusion. The Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars to his beloved wife. Though the stormy god of the ocean has sworn vengeance against him, and witches and sirens try to lure him off course, Odysseus is clever and has the brilliant goddess Athena on his side. Homer (9th or 8th century B.C.) is the presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two greatest epic poems of ancient Greece. Virtually nothing is known about his life. Tradition has it that he was blind. Most scholars believe he composed the Iliad and the Odyssey by relying on oral traditions. Their value lies chiefly in the poetry itself, moving from sublime passages about the gods and heroic exploits to passages expressing deep human emotion. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Anthony Heald. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/005511/bk_blak_005511_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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