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  Betrayed By Hope

  Malashri Lal, Namita Gokhale

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  Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824--1872), a maverick who changed the scope of Bengali poetry in the nineteenth century, especially with his free-verse epic, 'Meghnadhbadh Kabya', was a genius who never got his due. Throughout his life, Madhusudan was caught in an identity crisis: he wrote in the English language, changed his religion and was a restless traveler, yearning to belong somewhere. After an extended sojourn in London and Paris, with misery and poverty as his constant companions, the poet finally found his metier in his mother tongue. Betrayed By Hope, a play-script based on the letters Michael Madhusudan Dutt wrote to friends, well-wishers and patrons, paints the portrait of an artist as he plunges headlong into crisis after crisis, even as his imagination and creativity soar. Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lal pay tribute to his extraordinary life in a story that will lay bare our deep-set contradictions about art and life.
  The audio version is directed by Giriraj Kiradoo and Priyanka Sharma.

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  In His Steps (version 2 Dramatic...

  Charles Monroe Sheldon

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  After a strange event at the Raymond First Church, Reverend Henry Maxwell asks his congregation a startling question: Will they pledge to try and do only what Jesus would for an entire year? Even more important, however is the question: Who will follow through the whole way? - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles

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  Peer Gynt

  Henrik Ibsen

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  Peer is a dreamer, liar, excellent storyteller and an irresponsible person who avoids all problems. He uses and discards women and looks towards the grandiose, the unattainable. Despite of this, one can't help but like and feel sorry for Peer, as it is easy to recognize something of yourself in him.  
  Peer Gynt is the most well known Norwegian play throughout history and is based loosely on the folklore about Per Gynt. It is a dramatic poem in five acts, and has been aptly described as the story of a life based on procrastination and avoidance. The play is said to be a confrontation with the flock mentality Ibsen meant to recognize the typical Norwegian.

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  After the Fire - A Memoir in...

  J. A. Jance

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  New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance's heartrending collection of poetry and essays recounts a dark chapter of her own life, her first marriage to an alcoholic — a powerful look at the emotional cost of addiction and an inspiring story of courage and triumph in the wake of crushing defeat 
  Before she found fame as a bestselling mystery author, Judith Jance wrestled with the anguish of being married to an alcoholic. For years she channeled her pain into words, composing the poems in this moving volume, first published in 1984, a year before her debut novel. 
  In searing and direct language, After the Fire chronicles the collapse of Jance's first marriage under the weight of her husband's addiction — and her own unwitting denial and codependence while she struggled to find herself. "I will not be the price of your redemption," she wrote then. "I will not pay my life to ransom yours." 
  An intimate, deeply personal look into a wrenching time in Jance's life, After the Fire is a portrait of addiction and its insidious effects on lives and love. It illuminates universal truths about unbearable loss and finding the courage to carry on, and offers inspiration and profound insight into the heart and work of a beloved bestselling author.A HarperAudio production.

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  Eternal Hydra

  Anton Piatigorsky

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  Nominated for several Dora Awards
   
  When a young scholar finds Eternal Hydra, a long-lost, legendary and encyclopedic novel by an obscure Irish writer, she brings the manuscript to an esteemed publisher, hoping to secure an international audience for the book. But Vivian's obsession with the dead author, who has materialized in her life, is challenged by the work of a contemporary historical novelist,and she's forced to face confounding questions about authorship, racism, and ethical behavior.
   
  Weaving between modern-day New York, 1930s Paris and New Orleans in the years following the Civil War, Eternal Hydra is a postmodern look at the making of a modernist masterpiece.
   
  'A play of such tight structure, such cerebral content and such sure drama that the thoughtful theatregoer could hardly fail to be impressed.'
   
  —Globe and Mail

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  Shakespearean Dialogues...

  William Shakespeare

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  This is a collection of scenes from Shakespeare's plays, mainly comprising dialogues between two characters. The theme for this collection is "Wooing, Wedding, and Repenting" (inspired by a line from Much Ado About Nothing). (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) The Taming of the Shrew, Act 2 Scene 1 read by: Algy Pug, Verity Kendall   Richard III, Act 1 Scene 3 read by: Winston Tharp, Elizabeth Barr  A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2 Scene 1 read by: Martin Geeson, Grace Garrett   Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2 read by: Charlotte Duckett, Verity Kendall   Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1 read by: Arielle Lipshaw, Valerie Tan  Henry V, Act 5 Scene 2 read by: Tiffany Halla Colonna, Winston Tharp, Elizabeth Klett   As You Like It, Act 3 Scene 2 read by: Arielle Lipshaw, Elizabeth Klett   Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 1 read by: Martin Geeson, Grace Garrett   Twelfth Night, Act 1 Scene 5 read by: Elizabeth Barr, Grace Garrett   Measure For Measure, Act 2 Scene 4 read by: Algy Pug, Elizabeth Klett   All's Well That Ends Well, Act 4 Scene 2 read by: Martin Geeson, Elizabeth Barr   Antony and Cleopatra, Act 1 Scene 3 read by: Amanda Friday, Algy Pug   Cymbeline, Act 1 Scene 6 read by: David Richardson, Carol Box   The Winter's Tale, Act 4 Scene 4 read by: Amanda Friday, Martin Geeson   The Tempest, Act 3 Scene 1 read by: Algy Pug, Arielle Lipshaw, Elizabeth Klett

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