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    Imagine Carnivalesque: A Duo of Psychoanalytical Essays on South Asian Literature and Gender Identity , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 88min
    Ashok Rajamani, award-winning author of the hit memoir The Day My Brain Exploded, returns with Imagine Carnivalesque, his explosive first book of bold and insightful literary criticism. Uncover the unconscious in South Asian literature through two psychoanalytical essays that deconstruct gender codes and sexuality within Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, Shyam Selvadurai's Funny Boy, and the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata. From Rushdie's manic hunt for feminine rapaciousness to Selvadurai's proclamations of liberation through same-sex love to the fiery transgendered battles in India's grandest poem, Imagine Carnivalesque vividly explores subcontinental writing and its libidinous secrets of subversion. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deepti Gupta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/039941/bk_acx0_039941_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Before, and Then After , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 478min
    In this sparkling collection of stories, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan displays the perception, honesty and humour that marked her out as a writer to watch out for ever since she started her immensely popular blog 11 years ago. A young girl embarks on a journey of discovery after years of living with her reclusive superstar father; a misspelled tattoo leads two friends into a discussion of loss and love; a bartender relates the secrets of his trade - Before, and Then After is an astute, sensitive exploration of loneliness, missed connections, revelations and relationships in an urban landscape. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deepti Gupta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/028545/bk_adbl_028545_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Strike , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 489min
    Twelve-year-old Hari tries to make sense of his tumultous and complex world in 1980s India. His experiment at eating fish leads to the death of his grandmother; his preference for Hindi leads to slandeours graffiti agsinst his family in Madras; and his friendship with the family maid lands hin trouble with a militant Tamil film fan and political operative named Vishu. Matters come to a head when the film star turned politician MGR dies and his supporters led by Vish declare a strike trapping Hari and his mother on board a train bound for Madras. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deepti Gupta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/026424/bk_acx0_026424_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    50 Greatest Short Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1332min
    Selected from the best of the world's short fiction, 50 Great Short Stories brings together writings by great masters of the genre. Carefully picked for their timeless quality, listeners are sure to be delighted by the inclusion of such favourites as 'The Gift of the Magi', 'The Lady with the Dog', 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', 'Rain' and 'Mrs Packletide's Tiger', to name but a few. This outstanding and wide-ranging anthology of stories is a collector's item, designed for those familiar to refresh their acquaintance with some of the world's finest writing and for newer listeners to be introduced to it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Deepti Gupta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/028585/bk_adbl_028585_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Unknown Errors of Our Lives: Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 389min
    In nine poignant stories spiked with humor and intelligence, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni captures lives at crossroad moments - caught between past and present, home and abroad, tradition, and fresh experience. A widow in California, recently arrived from India, struggles to adapt to a world in which neighbors are strangers and her domestic skills are deemed superfluous in the award-winning "Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter". In "The Intelligence of Wild Things", a woman from Sacramento visits her brother in Vermont to inform him that back in Calcutta their mother is dying. And in the title story, a painter looks to ancient myth and the example of her grandmother for help in navigating her first real crisis of faith. Knowing, compassionate and expertly rendered, the stories in The Unknown Errors of Our Lives depict the eternal struggle to find a balance between the pull of home and the allure of change. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deepti Gupta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/019957/bk_adbl_019957_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Aavarana: The Veil , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 860min
    Aavarana: The Veil by S. L. Bhyrappa is a story of a free-spirited and rebellious young woman, Lakshmi, who marries the man she is deeply in love with. Amir, her husband, requests she convert to Islam, and she reluctantly agrees. Despite her father being completely against the marriage, she breaks ties with him and changes her name to Razia. However, things change for the worse, and she discovers a different side to Amir. He is not the progressive and liberal person she thought he was. He, along with his family, forces her into practicing Islam. This sets Lakshmi on a journey to uncover India's history of religion, caste, and creed. And she finds out that although Indian society has come a long way over the centuries, it still remains as rigid as before. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deepti Gupta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/029024/bk_adbl_029024_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Last Days of Café Leila: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 638min
    Set against the backdrop of Iran's rich, turbulent history, this exquisite debut novel is a powerful story of food, family, and a bittersweet homecoming. When we first meet Noor, she is living in San Francisco, missing her beloved father, Zod, in Iran. Now, dragging her stubborn teenage daughter, Lily, with her, she returns to Tehran and to Cafe Leila, the restaurant her family has been running for three generations. Iran may have changed, but Cafe Leila, still run by Zod, has stayed blessedly the same - it is a refuge of laughter and solace for its makeshift family of staff and regulars. As Noor revisits her Persian childhood, she must rethink who she is - a mother, a daughter, a woman estranged from her marriage and from her life in California. And together, she and Lily get swept up in the beauty and brutality of Tehran. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deepti Gupta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/001338/bk_high_001338_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Two Coins: A Biographical Novel: Women of Determination and Courage , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 874min
    The great scandal of British Calcutta.It's 1883, and newspapers are flying off the shelves in Calcutta, Edinburgh, and London. Mary Pigot, lady superintendent of the Scottish Female Mission in Calcutta, has been charged by the Reverend William Hastie with mismanagement and immorality, and she's fighting back!After 10 years of hard work growing the mission, raising funds, and educating women, Mary's career is now in ruins. With nothing to lose, she takes her case to the Calcutta High Court and sues Hastie for malicious libel. A woman publicly suing a man! It's just the type of scandal that sells lots of newspapers. Based on actual events, Two Coins takes listeners into Justice William Norris' steamy courtroom in the middle of the monsoon season. The scandal engulfs the entire missionary community, destroying almost everyone involved. Will Mary prevail?"A riveting historical novel based on true events...vivid setting, compelling plot, and multifaceted characters." (Kirkus Reviews) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deepti Gupta, Noah Michael Levine. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/176305/bk_acx0_176305_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Lady You're Not a Man!: The Adventures of a Woman at Work , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 297min
    Today's woman wants to make a success of both family and career and is unwilling to compromise on either. But the burden of coping with deadlines, recalcitrant children, lazy husbands, difficult bosses and equally difficult in-laws can be daunting, even overwhelming. In this book Apurva Purohit, CEO of Radio City 91.1 FM, shows how women can accept, adapt and achieve their way to the highest rung in every arena. Through real-life stories and funny anecdotes, she provides pithy tips on a multitude of topics, from training husbands to training interns, from the right attitude to getting it right with kids, from dealing with household crises to office emergencies, from building a reputation to paving one's way to the top. Warm, witty and empathetic, Lady, You're Not a Man! is a must-listen for every woman on the quest for work-home balance and determined to succeed in her career and live a happy and fulfilling life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deepti Gupta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/029028/bk_adbl_029028_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    My Last Love Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 601min
    At once heartbreaking, delightful, and completely unexpected. A must-read! —Sonali Dev, award-winning author of The Bollywood Bride "Promise me you'll learn to cuss, learn to love again. Live again. Promise me you won't give up on each other." Simi Desai is thirty years old and her husband is dying of cancer. He has two last wishes in his final months: first, that she'll have his baby so that a piece of him lives on, and second, that she'll reconcile with her old flame, who just happens to be their mutual best friend. And so over the course of their last summer together, Simi's husband plans a series of big and small adventures for this unlikely trio, designed to help them say goodbye to each other and prove to Simi that it's okay to move on without him—and even find love again. Beautiful and poignant, Falguni Kothari's My Last Love Story will pull your heartstrings as only unforgettable love stories can. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deepti Gupta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/006492/bk_harp_006492_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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