<p>Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi, talked to World Book Club in April 2014. His fantasy novel tells the tale of the shipwreck and survival of Pi Patel, a 16-year-ld boy - also a hyena, a zebra with a broken leg, an orang-utan and a huge Bengal tiger. Yann was born in Spain and lives in Canada.
The book has since been adapted as a film by Ang Lee.</p>
May 2020
«Le vieux qui lisait des romans d’amour», de Luis Sepùlveda
Luis Sepùlveda était devenu écrivain grâce au football, racontait-il. L’auteur chilien, opposant politique à la dictature du général Pinochet, avait été condamné à 28 ans de prison, puis libéré en 1977 grâce à Amnesty International. Il était alors parti vivre dans la forêt Amazon ... Show More
4m 49s
Jun 2020
#92 - QDM de Poche - Le livre "Dans la forêt" de Jean Hegland
Deux adolescentes dans une forêt, un journal intime et le reste du monde qui s’écroule. C’est la trame du premier roman de Jean England sorti en 1996, Dans la forêt. Dans cet univers post-apocalyptique, Nell et sa soeur, isolées dans leur maison au fond des bois, tentent d’échapp ... Show More
21m 45s
Jun 2023
3. Gidget Goes to Hollywood, Pt1
In the bitchen’ summer of 1956, a 15 year-old girl named Kathy Kohner shows up in Malibu and asks the guys to teach her how to surf. They call her Gidget. Soon, her father writes a book based on her diaries. The book becomes a movie, and a TV show, and a cultural juggernaut. And ... Show More
37m 57s
Feb 2022
The Book of Baraka: Trailer
“When I become mayor, we become mayor.” Ras Baraka’s famous words speak to exactly who he is as a leader - a fiercely loyal member of his community. In this innovative and ground-breaking Audible Original, hear how Baraka - the mayor of Newark, New Jersey - grew from spoken-word ... Show More
2m 6s