原著：

Amy Tan, Donald Barthelme, Eudora Welty, Edgar Allan Poe, Joyce Carol Oates, John Sayles, Alice Walker

播講者：

Freda Foh Shen, David Strathairn, Stockard Channing, René Auberjonois, Christine Baranski, Jerry Stiller, Malachy McCourt

類別： 有聲文學(xué)

集數(shù)： 3 CDs

碼率： 192kbps

播放長度: 3 hrs and 45 mins

出版公司：Symphony Space

內(nèi)容介紹：

本書收錄了8個美國著名作家的杰出的短篇小說，由知名演員演播。

A compilation of classic tales by great American writers performed by terrific actors, with a lineup including Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners, and PEN Award winners.

這八篇小說的作者、小說名、演播者和內(nèi)容簡介分別為：

1、Amy Tan's "Rules of the Game", performed by Freda Foh Shen. A strict Chinese mother bedevils her chess prodigy daughter.

2、Donald Barthelme's "Game", performed by David Strathairn. Playing cosmic chicken in a nuclear bunker.

3、 Eudora Welty's "Why I Live at the P.O.", performed by Stockard Channing. Hilarious story of an independent young woman striking out on her own.

4、Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" performed by René Auberjonois. Terrifyingly delicious Poe masterpiece.

5、 Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" performed by Christine Baranski. Sly, creepy tale of a teenage girl's seduction by a dangerous drifter.

6、John Sayles' "At the Anarchists' Convention", performed by Jerry Stiller. Laugh-out-loud classic.

7、 Alice Walker's "Everyday Use", performed by Carmen de Lavallade. Siblings disagree about a precious piece of their family heritage.

8、 John Cheever's "Christmas Is a Sad Season for the Poor", performed by Malachy McCourt. A high-rise elevator operator is overwhelmed by his riders' holiday generosity.