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Kocheler ZwischenTonSpezial-Folge anlässlich der USA-Wahlen über unentschlossene Wähler, politische Kunst und über Philip Glass al Taxifahrer„Die aktuelle
Situation ist furchtbar“, sagt Zeke Berman. Der New Yorker Künstler ist wie
viele seiner amerikanischen Kolleginnen und Kollegen vor den Wahlen in den USA
hochgradig alarmiert. Auch die bildende Künstlerin Cynthia Camlin mag sich
einen Präsidenten Donald Trump am liebsten gar nicht vorstellen. Die
Schriftstellerin Valerie Miner organisiert Briefaktionen, die Nichtwähler und
Unentschlossene mobilisieren sollen. Und Rich Campbell komponiert Musik, welche
die Menschen für politische Streit-Themen wie Einwanderung sensibilisiert. Manche
Künstlerinnen und Künstler bekommen die Spaltung der amerikanischen
Gesellschaft sogar in ihrem privaten Umfeld zu spüren, wie die Schriftstellerin
Irina Reyn...
2024-10-3129 min
New Books in Russian and Eurasian StudiesOlga Zilberbourg, "Like Water and Other Stories" (WTAW Press, 2019)The phenomenon of the Russian emigre writer is nothing new. Exile seems almost as necessary a commodity as ink to many of Russia's most celebrated writers, including Alexander Herzen, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Vladimir Nabokov, Ivan Bunin, Josef Brodsky, and Sergei Dovlatov. For these titans of Russian literature, leaving was a binary choice, for some imposed upon them, for others a wrenching decision. For each, the idea of being "other" and "apart" was a rich lode of material, to be endlessly mined.A new generation of Russian emigres is blessed — or cursed — with the ease of long-haul flights and freq...
2019-11-2554 min
The Eclectic ReaderEpisode 35: Ode to Used Bookstores, our tips and treasures from shopping used bookstores this summerWe love a good bookstore date, especially used bookstores! Today we’re sharing five tips to maximize your used bookstore experience. We’re also talking about the off-the-beaten-path titles we’ve picked up at used bookstores this summer. What are your used bookstore tips? Post and tag us @hereadsheread on Instagram. Email us here Follow us here Sign up for Libro.fm here Support the show here Books Mentioned: His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik Thrawn by Timothy Zahn Heir to t...
2019-08-1330 min
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenMother Country: A Novel by Irina ReynPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360681 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mother Country: A Novel Author: Irina Reyn Narrator: Kathleen Gati Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Award-winning author Irina Reyn explores what it means to be a mother in a world where you can't be with your child Nadia's daily life in south Brooklyn is filled with small indignities: as a senior home attendant, she is always in danger of being fired; as a part-time nanny, she is forced...
2019-02-2605 min
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