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Alan Ayckbourn is a multi-award-winning playwright, whose plays have been seen in the West End, on Broadway and worldwide. In this collection we hear—in his own words—about his family and upbringing; on being a writer and director, as well as those who influenced him. He discusses the characters he creates and his time in Scarborough, and also his childhood and his love of theatre. Alan also talks about his relationships—on and off stage—and touches on his personal life.

This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the acclaimed playwright, whose centenary was celebrated in 2011, begins in 1969 with a radio appearance on Out This Week. It culminates with an interview for Kaleidoscope in 1977, recorded a few months before his death. In between are several major radio features on Rattigan's life and work, in which he discusses the craft of playwriting, the state of commercial theatre, comparisons with Coward and Pinter and more.

Sir Terry Pratchett was a much-loved writer who gained international fame for his Discworld fantasy series. In this recording we hear—in his own words—about science-fantasy and comedy writing. He discusses his fans and followers, how he enjoys writing and the importance of the Discworld characters. We hear his thoughts on fame and isolation, his attitude to money and about his reaction to diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

What does it mean to create, not in "a room of one's own," but in a domestic space? Do children and genius rule each other out? In The Baby on the Fire Escape, Julie Phillips traverses the shifting terrain where motherhood and creativity converge. With fierce empathy and vivid prose, Phillips evokes the intimate struggles of brilliant artists and writers, including Doris Lessing, Ursula K. Le Guin, Audre Lorde, and Alice Neel. A meditation on maternal identity and artistic greatness, Phillips illuminates some of the most pressing conflicts in contemporary women's lives.

The Caetanos move into a doomed house in the highway village of Happyland before an inevitable divorce pulls Cody’s parents in separate directions. His mom, Mindimooye, having discovered her Anishinaabe birth family and Sixties Scoop origin story, embarks on a series of fraught relationships and fresh starts. His dad, O Touro, a Portuguese immigrant and drifter, falls back into “big do, little think” behaviour, despite his best intentions.

In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, Go Ask Alice remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: A Real Diary, by Anonymous.

Quella tra Oriana e Pier Paolo è una delle più affascinanti e intense storie di amore-odio della letteratura e del costume italiani del Novecento. Scrittori di primissimo livello, polemisti spietati, personaggi venerati e infangati dall'opinione pubblica del tempo, le loro personalità contrapposte non potevano far altro che incrociarsi. Forse anche perché, a differenza dei loro colleghi italiani, Oriana e Pier Paolo si muovono con agio sullo scenario internazionale.

This Very Short introduction explores the major themes of Austen criticism through close analysis of her major and minor works, with particular emphasis on the literary, social, and political backgrounds from which the novels emerge, and with which they engage. Thomas Keymer combines critical introductions to each of Austen's six major novels with an exploration of the key themes in her works.

Un hombre aguarda el nacimiento de su hijo. Asiste fascinado a la gestación junto a la madre, imagina a ese ser que vendrá a revolucionar su casa, su lenguaje, su pareja y su propia historia familiar. A lo largo de un año memorable, el hombre narra los primeros compases de una existencia nueva: la suya como padre junto a la madre y el hijo, tres personajes de una historia universal que encuentra palabras recién nacidas.

En un inhóspito y alejado pueblo de Inglaterra, a mediados del siglo diecinueve, tiene lugar un suceso extraordinario: tres muchachas pobres y poco saludables se convierten en novelistas de fama mundial. Escribiendo desde la infancia, las Brontë—Charlotte, Emily, Anne—junto con Branwell, único varón en la cofradía de hermanos, componen poemas, cuentos y obras de teatro por los que desfilan reinos y batallas, crímenes y ardides, parentescos dudosos y amores prohibidos.

Benito Pérez Galdós es un autor esencial en la literatura española contemporánea. En este ensayo, a partir del análisis de sus novelas, de sus obras teatrales y de los Episodios nacionales, Mario Vargas Llosa crea un perfil completo, personal y sugerente del escritor español. Nadie como el Nobel peruano es capaz de leer de manera tan sagaz y con tanta libertad y pasión la obra de un creador. Como el propio autor afirma en la introducción a La mirada quieta, «Galdós hizo lo que Balzac, Dickens y Zola hicieron en sus respectivas naciones».

"Ognuno di noi si porta dentro un segreto. E passa la vita a girarci intorno. Talvolta se ne parla. Talvolta lo si sfoggia. Talvolta lo si nega. Eppure è sempre quel segreto che spiega tutto quello che si vive… L'amore, in fondo, è quel segreto che ci portiamo dentro." Michela Marzano conosce l'arte di parlare di sé, delle proprie esperienze, delle proprie vicende, per spiegare sentimenti universali in cui è impossibile non riconoscersi. Sa bene che, sull'amore, di libri ce ne sono tanti; ha letto i filosofi, i poeti, i romanzieri.

Thomas Love Peacock is today remembered as the author of seven satirical novels which many regard merely as literary curiosities. However, he was also a man of considerable learning, a skilled poet, and an astute literary critic. This collection includes Recollections of Thomas Love Peacock, an affectionate reminiscence by Sir Edward Strachey; Some Recollections of Childhood, a window into Peacock's early youth; "Four Ages of Poetry", in which he pokes fun at his contemporaries; and "The Last Day of Windsor Forest", an old man's recollection of a memorable episode.

With a lifelong interest in Edgar Allan Poe, Troy Taylor decided to take his own look at the mysterious and macabre writer, his tragic life, unexplained death, and lingering hauntings. He invites listeners along to delve into the strange and bizarre world of Edgar Allan Poe, from his early life to his tragic marriage, his insane grief, his dramatically failed career, his links to an unsolved murder, and the mystery of what happened to the writer in the five days before his unexplained death.

Le lettere sono un altro spazio in cui trovare Cesare Pavese. Insieme alle traduzioni, alle poesie, ai romanzi e ai racconti, l'epistolario di Cesare Pavese rappresenta un ulteriore specchio in cui scoprire riflessa l'immagine dell'uomo, di quella costruzione di sé che ha caratterizzato tutto il percorso intellettuale dello scrittore. Uomo e scrittore. Ancora una volta, ci poniamo di fronte a questo suo ulteriore corpus letterario vestendo i panni del lettore: è lo scrittore stesso a chiedercelo costruendo il suo epistolario come se fosse un romanzo.

Si nous avons tous en partage les récits de Dumas, à travers leurs adaptations livresques et cinématographiques, la vie de l'écrivain et son inscription dans l'histoire ne nous sont pas toujours familières. Les romans en feuilleton, les créations théâtrales, l'aventure romantique, l'engagement républicain, la critique dramatique, les récits de voyages, son rapport à la question noire, sont autant d'aspects de l'itinéraire de l'homme de lettres que nous livre Isabelle Safa.

In this fascinating collection of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive, John Betjeman (Poet Laureate 1972) talks about his life and career as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century.

"Siempre he pensado que la vida es amor y dolor, pero que tenemos la opción de transformar ese dolor para evitar quedar anclados en el sufrimiento, que es inútil. El autor de este audiolibro, un héroe anónimo, nos demuestra que con una actitud positiva, sea cual sea el desenlace, y regalando sonrisas - aunque en el fondo no se tengan suficientes motivos para sonreír -, se atraviesan los momentos más duros de la vida de una forma mucho más sana y llevadera.

John le Carré was a best-selling author whose books include and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. On this recording we hear - in his own words - about being brought up by his grandparents and feeling deserted by his mother and father. He talks about being creative as a means of escapism, by telling stories about his absent parents, as well as hating public school where he suffered severe beatings.

Rahel Levin Varnhagen, geboren vor 250 Jahren in Berlin, war eine ausgesprochene Netzwerkerin. Als Salonnière empfing sie regelmäßig bekannte und unbekannte Gäste verschiedener Stände. Als exzessive Briefeschreiberin reflektierte und kommentierte sie kritisch wie humoristisch ihre persönliche Gegenwart. Dennoch erlebte sie als deutsche Jüdin immer wieder Antisemitismus, was nicht zuletzt Hannah Arendt zu einer Biografie über Varnhagen bewegte.