{"product_id":"book-baro","title":"Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese five recordings of twentieth-century American authors interpreting their own works were highly praised when first released in the 1960s. Today the cultural and historical value of these recordings makes them an essential part of our literary heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains readings by James Baldwin from \u003ci\u003eGiovanni’s Room\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnother Country\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring the challenges of being black and gay in mid-twentieth century America. William Styron reads about a disabled child finding brief moments of joy in \u003ci\u003eLie Down in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, his novel about a troubled Southern family. James Jones reads the most famous passage from his celebrated World War II novel, \u003ci\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e. And Philip Roth does a hilarious comic turn in a bizarre scene from his early novel, \u003ci\u003eLetting Go\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Calliope","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49387886313776,"sku":"BDbaro","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/287888-baro-Square.jpg?v=1735204970","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-baro","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}