Audio
Reviews:
"Hughes is a truly gifted actor who
masters the varied and challenging accents found in Cather's bleak frontier stories...Cather's
ability to trace human longing and Hughes' sensitivity coalesce to create a memorable
audio portrait."
-AudioFile
"What a wonderful sampling of rich regional
American writing is found here...Hughes skillfully interprets Cather's stories."
-Booklist
"Listenable and entertaining - Hughes'
capable handling of the Old World Immigrant accents adds a valuable dimension
to the recording. A great American author presented in an accessible, easily digestible
form."
-Kliatt
"These latest additions to the Voices series are outstanding. This recording will be welcome additions to collections
in all public libraries."
-Library Journal
SYNOPSIS:
Think of Willa Cather and think of Nebraska - its
Divide, its plains, its colors and awesome horizon lines. Her stories and novels
embrace life there in the early 1900's as no other author's works have done. These
six stories represent frontier life in Nebraska - its desperation, loneliness
and triumphs. They are a slice of American history and regional fiction that are
often overshadowed by Cather's classic novels such as My Antonia and O
Pioneers (available in unabridged audiobook from Audio Bookshelf.) The audiobook
begins with a thumbnail sketch of the author.
Stories included are: Peter,
On the Divide, The Sculptor's Funeral, The Sentimentality of
William Tavener, A Wagner Matinee, Eric Hermannson's Soul.
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Ages:
15 and up 
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