Julian Barnes

If you have not read any books by Julian Barnes, you do not know what you are missing. His prose is elegant, sophisticated and very, very clever. I just love his books. Here is a short story, and also a great site that will help you to know a bit more about Barnes: 10 Reasons why we love Julian Barnes.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Audio

I have just found this audio recording of "The curious case of Benjamin Button" on the net. Enjoy it!

Adventures in communal reading

The idea of meeting a bunch of people to discuss my readings has always puzzled me. Reading is such a solitary activity...anyway, for those of you who have always wanted to be part of a book club but could not for some reason, the waiting is over: The New Yorker has got The Book Club. At the moment, they are discussing Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates. There are some interesting points being made.

Daisy Miller, by Henry James

At the moment, I am reading the wonderful novel, written by Colm Tóibín , The Master; a fictional biography of Henry James. And I cannot stop thinking about how much I want to read (or re-read) all of Henry James´ books, as well as all the ones by Colm Toíbín.

Here is a novella by Henry James, Daisy Miller. It talks - not only, but also - about Europeans versus Americans, and I believe is a great start to my(re)readings of Henry James´works.

Araby

This is a short story from one of my favourite books by James Joyce: Dubliners. You can listen to this story here.

Anton Chekhov

Chekhov was a master and here is a set of stories in audio format: Collected Short Stories, by Anton Chekhov.

The Late Story

BBC Radio 4 is a wonderful website. There are loads of programmes about arts and literature, in general. Try their late stories page.