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The James Thurber Audio Collection

Fables and Selected Stories by James Thurber

by James Thurber
Keith Olbermann
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Collected fables and short stories from literary legend and iconic American humorist James Thurber, performed by Keith Olbermann

""James Thurber was a comedic genius. His fables are not simply parodies of Aesop. They are wry, accurate, and powerful reflections of ourselves, our foibles, our follies, and, above all, our self-importance. And they are very, very funny."" — Neil Gaiman

Stories in the collection include:

  • There's No Place Like Home
  • The Bear Who Let It Alone
  • The Greatest Man in the World
  • The Night the Ghost Got In
  • I Went to Sullivant
  • The Unicorn in the Garden
  • How to Relax While Broadcasting
  • The Tortoise and the Hare
  • A Box to Hide In
  • The Owl Who Was God
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
  • If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox
  • The Moth and the Star
  • The Dog That Bit People
  • The Topaz Cufflinks Mystery
  • The Little Girl and the Wolf
  • The Macbeth Murder Mystery
  • The Rabbits Who Caused All the Trouble
  • The Night the Bed Fell
  • Sex Ex Machina
  • The Scotty Who Knew Too Much
  • The Car We Had to Push
  • The Peacelike Mongoose

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    • Release date

      June 7, 2011

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Listen audiobook

        • ISBN: 9780062116840
        • File size: 87455 KB
        • Duration: 03:02:11

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • AudioFile Magazine
        In analyzing humorist James Thurber's writing as "clean, economical, vivid, full of crashes and thuds," Keith Olbermann unwittingly describes his own style as a narrator. He employs a rapid-fire, forceful tone that quickly grabs his listeners and carries them on a romp through these rollicking classics. Olbermann's ability to modulate tone and tempo to convincingly portray Thurber's colorful characters displays considerable acting talent and delivers the humor in these timeless tales. His clear voice with its hint of a barely repressed chuckle effectively brings the listener in on the jokes. The entire collection is enjoyable, but the presentation of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" is a standout. Olbermann successfully realizes his desire to create a work to honor both his own father and James Thurber. M.O.B. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

    Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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    • English

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