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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Gregory Maguire, critically acclaimed author of Wicked, returns with his eagerly anticipated second novel. Using a dazzling reincarnation of the Cinderella story set in 17th century Holland, Maguire deftly weaves together stories of inner and outer beauty. Iris is a plain but intelligent young girl. Forced to flee England with her recently widowed mother, Margarethe, and her older sister, she finds herself swept into a life that becomes a legend. Arriving destitute, the family becomes employed in the home of a wealthy tulip merchant. Margarethe is hired as the housekeeper and Iris as a companion to the merchant’s stunningly beautiful but troubled daughter. When the merchant’s wife dies, Margarethe seizes the moment, and a wicked stepmother is born. Narrated with spirit and warmth by Jenny Sterlin, Gregory Maguire’s vision of Cinderella is a sweeping story of love and deception, where a ball, a handsome prince and the betrayal of a daughter can lead to everyone living happily ever after.
Gregory Maguire (Author), Jenny Sterlin (Narrator)
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This critically acclaimed debut by breakout author Keith Donohue flawlessly blends fantasy and realism into an utterly unique fable'inspired by a W.B. Yeats poem'that has been described as a bedtime story for adults. Seven-year-old Henry Day is kidnapped and renamed 'Aniday' by changelings, ageless beings who inhabit the woods near his home. The changelings also leave behind one of their own, who flawlessly impersonates Henry except for one noteworthy detail'the new Henry is a prodigiously talented pianist. Both Aniday and Henry settle comfortably enough into their new existences, but both are haunted by vague memories of their former lives. A fresh take on the search for identity that will appeal to fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and J.M. Barrie, The Stolen Child triumphantly announces Donohue as a fresh voice in contemporary fiction. 'Take that, Bilbo Baggins! Donohue's sparkling debut especially delights because, by surrounding his fantasy with real-world, humdrum detail, he makes magic believable.''Kirkus Reviews
Keith Donohue (Author), Andy Paris, Jeff Woodman (Narrator)
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Victor Pelevin, the iconoclastic and wildly interesting contemporary Russian novelist who The New Yorker named one of the Best European Writers Under 35, upends any conventional notions of what mythology must be with his unique take on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. They have never met, they have been assigned strange pseudonyms, they inhabit identical rooms that open out onto very different landscapes, and they have entered a dialogue they cannot escape - a discourse defined and destroyed by the Helmet of Horror. Its wearer is the dominant force they call Asterisk, a force for good and ill in which the Minotaur is forever present and Theseus is the great unknown. The Helmet of Horror is structured according to the way we communicate in the twenty-first century - using the Internet - yet instilled with the figures and narratives of classical mythology. It is a labyrinthine examination of epistemological uncertainty that radically reinvents the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur for an age where information is abundant but knowledge ultimately unattainable.
Victor Pelevin (Author), Various Narrators (Narrator)
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"There are few other Bible stories with so much drama and action, narrative fireworks and raw emotion, as we find in the tale of Samson: the battle with the lion; the three hundred burning foxes; the women he bedded and the one woman that he loved; his betrayal by all the women in his life, from his mother to Delilah; and, in the end, his murderous suicide, when he brought the house down on himself and three thousand Philistines. Yet beyond the wild impulsiveness, the chaos, the din, we can make out a life story that is, at bottom, the tortured journey of a single, lonely and turbulent soul who never found, anywhere, a true home in the world, whose very body was a harsh place of exile. "For me, this discovery, this recognition, is the point at which the myth - for all its grand images, its larger-than-life adventures - slips silently into the day-to-day existence of each of us, into our most private moments, our buried secrets" From David Grossman's Introduction to Lion's Honey "A writer of passionate honesty, unafraid to ask terrible questions." Nadine Gordimer
David Grossman (Author), Mel Foster (Narrator)
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Bulfinch's masterpiece of history and fable recounts the tales of Arthur and the Round Table and how the Arthurian legend has metamorphosed from medieval Welsh texts through French romances to obscure British histories. This book not only tells the King Arthur tales but also explains the historical events and the mindset of the people during this time period.
Thomas Bulfinch (Author), Mary Woods (Narrator)
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Long ago, the youngest of the gods fell into the clutches of a mortal usurper. As punishment, the old gods imprisoned the mortal and took away the young god's name. Then they fled the earth, leaving behind a prophecy: that when the Nameless God's name was restored to him, they would return.
Patricia Lucas White (Author), Bernadette Dunne (Narrator)
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The Age of Chivalry, Thomas Bulfinch's masterpiece of history and fable, recounts the legend of Arthur and the Round Table. A timeless tale retold by Milton, Dryden, Tennyson, and writers before and since, the Arthurian legend has metamorphosed from medieval Welsh texts to the French vernacular romances of Chrétien de Troyes, from obscure histories of a British chieftain of the fifth or sixth century to a chronicle of the advent of Christendom in the British Isles. In addition to revivifying these heroes, Bulfinch discusses their role in literature and art and explains the historical events and the worldview of the civilization that created them.
Thomas Bulfinch (Author), Mary Woods (Narrator)
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An amusing collection of Dakota-Sioux fables, often featuring the vain and mischievous imp, Iktomi. Fables such as these were told to Dakota-Sioux children for entertainment; but often, also, to teach through negative example, the importance of honor, modesty, manners, and other aspects of a noble Indian lifestyle. CONTENTS: * Iktomi and the Ducks * Iktomi's Blanket * Iktomi and the Muskrat * Iktomi and the Coyote * Iktomi and the Fawn * The Badger and the Bear * The Tree-Bound * Shooting of the Red Eagle * Iktomi and the Turtle * Dance in a Buffalo Skull * The Toad and the Boy * Iya, the Camp-Eater * Manstin, the Rabbit * The Warlike Seven A letter from Helen Keller
Zitkala -Sa (Author), Nancy Lee (Narrator)
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'Of Man's First Disobedience, and the Fruit of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe.' So begins the greatest epic poem in the English language. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm and imagery, Milton tells the story of man's creation, fall and redemption - 'to justify the ways of God to men.' Here, unabridged, and told with exceptional sensitivity and power by Anton Lesser, is the plight of Adam and Eve, the ambition and vengefulness of Satan and his cohorts.
John Milton (Author), Anton Lesser (Narrator)
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Zauberhaft und Rebellisch: Märchen über heldenhafte Mädchen und Frauen aus aller Welt
'Zauberhaft und rebellisch': Eine hawaiianische Frau geht ihren eigenen Weg - zum Mond. Der wunderbare Regenbogen dient ihr als Brücke. Voller Mut und Tatendrang gelangt Hina so zur langersehnten Freiheit und Ruhe... Die keltische Amazonenkönigin Scaya ist eine berühmte Kriegerin, überall gefürchtet und bewundert. Kein Mensch kommt ihr zu Nahe, kein Krieger ist ihr überlegen - nur die Liebe ist es... Als Kieselstein in ihrem Ohr bringt die mongolische Schamanin Nishan den jungen Heregdei aus der Unterwelt zurück ins Leben. Dabei erfährt sie, woher die Seele des Menschen kommt und wohin sie geht... Acht Märchen und Mythen sagenhafter Frauen und Mädchen aus Hawaii, Indien, Australien, China, Schweden und der Mongolei, von den nordamerikanischen Pawnee und von den Kelten.
Tobias Koch (Author), Eggolf Von Lerchenfeld, Stefanie Schulze, Susi Müller, Thomas Gazheli-Holzapfel (Narrator)
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Rund um die Sonne: Märchen rund um die Sonne aus aller Welt
Von überall auf der Erde sehen wir die gleiche Sonne und doch scheint jeder etwas anderes in ihr zu erkennen. Während die Hopi-Indianer in ihren Erzählungen mit der sengenden Hitze ringen, taucht die brasilianische Sonne der Legende nach die Welt in die allerschönsten Farben und bietet als kostbares Gut in der nordischen Mythologie allerhand Anlass für Listen und raue Kämpfe. Diese elf ausgewählten Märchen versammeln die schönsten Mythen, die sich in unterschiedlichen Kulturen der Welt aus der gemeinsamen Faszination durch die Sonne herausgebildet haben.
Tobias Koch (Author), Eggolf Von Lerchenfeld, Stefanie Schulze, Susi Müller, Thomas Gazheli-Holzapfel (Narrator)
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Kleine Helden - Grosse Kerle: Weltmärchen über heldenhafte Jungs und Männer
Japans Männer gelten als Söhne der Kirschblüte, ausgezeichnet durch Mut, Tapferkeit und Edelsinn. Poetische Naturbetrachtung begründet dort Disziplin und Kampfgeist. Aber warum müssen Männer eigentlich immer kämpfen? Ist Kämpfen, Feiern und Trauern mehr als nur Freud und Leid? Die Cheyenne gewähren hier Einblick in die Kampfkultur ihrer Männer. Und stets vereint kommt keiner gegen die geballte Kraft der legendären Hawaiianer an. Hawaii mal ganz anders, nicht mit Blumenkränzen und Surfbrettern, sondern mit List und Speer... Zehn außergewöhnliche Märchen kleiner Helden und großer Kerle werden hier wunderbar erzählt - aus Hawaii, China, Schweden, Kurdistan, Mesopotamien, Indonesien, Böhmen, Japan, aus der Nordischen Mythologie und von den Cheyenne.
Tobias Koch (Author), Eggolf Von Lerchenfeld, Stefanie Schulze, Susi Müller, Thomas Gazheli-Holzapfel (Narrator)
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