American Writers: The Spoken Word
- Synopsis
- This three-CD set includes recordings of 27 celebrated American writers, starting from the earliest generation whose voices survive. The majority of the recordings derive from BBC radio broadcasts, in which the writers talk about their careers, their art and their politics. From historic recordings of Gertrude Stein, Eugene O’Neill and F Scott Fitzgerald to more recent interviews with James Michener, Arthur Miller and Toni Morrison, this compilation covers novelists and playwrights at the forefront of literature in the 20th century. Most of the recordings are being published here for the first time
A full track listing is available at http://shop.bl.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/BritishLibrary/ISBN_9780712305440/87323 - Series
- Spoken Word, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2008
- Availability
- out of distribution
- Subjects
- Drama; English language and literature; Literature
- Keywords
- archive sound recordings; literature - American; playwrights; radio broadcasting; writers - American; literature - 20th century
Online availability
- URI
- http://shop.bl.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/BritishLibrary/ISBN_9780712305440/87323
- Price
- sample tracks
- Delivery
- Streamed
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Audio
- Format
- CD
- Price
- £19.50
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 210 minutes
- Year
- 2008
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Distributor
- Name
British Library Bookshop
- bl-shop@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/shop External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7735
- Fax
- 020 7412 7172
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
- Name
British Library Online Shop
- bl-shop@bl.uk
- Web
- http://shop.bl.uk/mall/departmentpage.cfm/BritishLibrary/87294/1/1 External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7735
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB - Notes
- A range of audio publications related to the collections of the British Library’s Sound Archive. Historical topics, wildlife sounds, world music, art and literature are particularly strongly represented. There are also a few DVDs, videos and CD-ROMs based on holdings in the BL. Some of the titles are available for paid audio download.
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