Symphony Space: SS1001 (SS1001A--SS1001C). Unabridged. "A celebration of the short story." Performed by Freda Foh Shen (Rules of the game), David Strathairn (Game), Stockard Channing (Why I live at the P.O.), Réne Auberjonois (The black cat), Christine Baranski (Where are you going, where have you been?), Jerry Stiller (At the anarchist's convention), Carmen De Lavallade (Everyday use), Malachy McCourt (Christmas is a sad season for the poor). Recorded live Feb. 4, 1987-Apr. 21, 2004, at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City, and on tour Nov. 6 1993-Feb. 9, 2007, at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Originally broadcast on WNYC, New York Public Radio, on the program: Selected shorts. Compact disc.
Contents:
Rules of the game / Amy Tan (34:13) -- Game / Donald Barthelme (14:17) -- Why I live at the P.O. / Eudora Welty (28:12) -- The black cat / Edgar Allan Poe (28:44) -- Where have you been, where are you going? / Joyce Carol Oates (39:10) -- At the anarchist's convention / John Sayles (27:10) -- Everyday use / Alice Walker (24:56) -- Christmas is a sad season for the poor / John Cheever (26:00).
Summary:
A collection of eight short stories by well-known American authors.
Series:
Selected shorts : a celebration of the short story
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