Audiobooks by Carson McCullers

[German] - Spiegelbild im goldenen Auge: Gelesen von Jens Wawrczeck

"Was ist eigentlich 'normal'? Eine Frage, die sich wohl nie wirklich wird beantworten lassen. In Carson McCullers Roman 'Spiegelbild im goldnen Auge' sprengen jedenfalls alle Beteiligten die Grenzen einer rigiden, vermeintlichen 'Normalität'. Ehebruch, Homosexualität, erotische Obsessionen, psychische Probleme, selbst das einfach nur anders sein als die anderen – nichts davon darf sein im streng reglementierten Mikrokosmos einer Garnison in den Südstaaten der USA. Und so brodelt es in dieser engen Welt, bis die zerstörerische Sprengkraft dieser Konstellation nicht mehr aufzuhalten ist und in einer Katastrophe endet …"

Carson McCullers, Jens Wawrczeck (Author), Jens Wawrczeck (Narrator)

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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

"Frequently cited as one of the great works of 20th-Century American fiction, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is Carson McCullers’ remarkable first novel, published to instant acclaim when she was just 23. Set in the 1930s, in a small mill town in the middle of America’s Deep South, it tells the story of Mick Kelly, a tomboy with a passion for music who dreams of buying a piano. On the cusp of womanhood, she is desperate to grow up, and feels misunderstood by everyone around her. So when lonely deaf-mute John Singer comes to stay as a lodger in Mick’s house, she is drawn to his kindness and sympathetic nature, and confides her secret hopes, dreams and ambitions to him. But she is not the only person in town to become fascinated by Singer. Biff Brannon, the owner of the café where Singer eats every day; Doctor Copeland, an idealistic black doctor disturbed by racism and injustice; angry alcoholic Jake Blount – all pour out their hearts to him, seeking connection. He, in turn, transforms their disenchanted lives in ways they could never imagine… Dramatised by poet and playwright Amanda Dalton, this powerful exploration of loneliness, alienation and the human need to love and be loved stars Coco Green as Mick and David Bower as Singer. Cast Mick Kelly ..... Coco Green Bubber ..... Aaron Gelkoff John Singer ..... David Bower Biff Brannon ..... Michael S. Siegel Jake Blount ..... Andonis Anthony Alice Brannon ..... Laurel Lefkow Portia Jones ..... Anna Jobarteh Dr Benedict Copeland..... Delroy Brown Etta Kelly ..... Lily Green Willie Copeland/Deputy Sheriff..... Tachia Newall Harry Minowitz ..... Eric Sirakian Dramatised by Amanda Dalton Directed by Susan Roberts First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15-22 March 2020"

Carson McCullers (Author), Coco Green, David Bower, Full Cast (Narrator)

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The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

"The beloved classic that turned Carson McCullers into an overnight literary sensation and one of the Modern Library's top 20 novels of the 20th century. “A remarkable book…From the opening page, brilliant in its establishment of mood, character, and suspense, the book takes hold of the reader.” In a Georgia Mill town during the 1930s, an enigmatic John Singer, draws out the haunted confessions of an itinerant worker, a doctor, a widowed café owner, and a young girl. Each yearns for escape from small town life, but the young girl, Mick Kelly, the book's heroine (loosely based on McCullers), finds solace in her music. Wonderfully attuned to the spiritual isolation that underlies the human condition, and with a deft sense for racial tensions in the South, McCullers spins a haunting, unforgettable story that gives voice to the rejected, the forgotten, and the mistreated—and, through Mick, gives voice to the quiet, intensely personal search for beauty."

Carson McCullers (Author), Cherry Jones (Narrator)

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The Member of the Wedding

"Gangly, outspoken 12-year-old Frankie Addams yearns to belong to the "we of me," and in a Southern kitchen, pours her heart out to the family cook, Berenice. One of the most beautiful plays ever written about loneliness and love. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: June Angela as Janice and Helen John Cothran Jr. as T.T. Williams Ruby Dee as Bernice Sadie Brown Daniel Henson as John Henry West Victor Mack as Honey Camden Brown Jena Malone as Frankie Addams Lawrence Pressman as Mr. Addams Jacquelyn Riggs as Mrs. West and Doris Tegan West as Jarvis and Barney MacKean Directed by Judyann Elder. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles."

Carson McCullers (Author), Jena Malone, Ruby Dee (Narrator)

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