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Selected Shorts A Touch of Magic

Symphony Space (Author)

In this latest collection from Symphony Space, there are, oddly enough, no magicians, but the art of illusion is broadly represented. Jacobs’s The Monkey’s Paw, performed to perfection by John Lithgow, represents the overworked gift of three wishes that the wise decline. Bradbury’s The Veld, read with wit and perfect timing by Stephen Colbert, centers on an African-themed nursery that comes menacingly to life. Some of the stories are light and funny, including Safran Foer’s The Sixth Borough, read by Jerry Zaks, in which an original sixth borough of New York City breaks away. Like many anthologies, the selections are uneven: Brockmeier’s The Year of Silence seems no longer than its title. However, through the magic of the fast forward button, listeners can enjoy the vast majority of excellent stories while skipping the rest.

1) Andrew Lam’s
The Palmist
performed by James Naughton
A chance encounter on a bus between a fortune-teller and a teenage boy.

2) Ray Bradbury’s
The Veldt
performed by Stephen Colbert
A room which can take you anywhere in the world - sometimes with dangerous consequences

3) W.W. Jacobs’
The Monkey’s Paw
performed by John Lithgow
A wonderful ghost story about a trinket with terrible powers

4) Saki’s
The Occasional Garden
performed by Daniel Gerroll
If you can’t grow a garden; poof! - you can rent one

5) Donald Barthelme’s
The Balloon
performed by Maria Tucci
There’s something suddenly in the sky in midtown Manhattan…

6) Kevin Brockmeier’s
The Year of Silence
performed by Anthony Rapp
What if everything went quiet?

7) Jonathan Safran Foer’s
The Sixth Borough
performed by Jerry Zaks
Yes, New York had a Sixth Borough, but it drifted away…

8) Aimee Bender’s
Drunken Mimi
performed by Bernadette Quigley
A romance between a mermaid and an imp

9) Haruki Murakami’s
The Little Green Monster
performed by Dana Ivey
A piece of Murakami magic: Is this a monster I see before me?

10) T.C. Boyle’s
Swept Away
performed by René Auberjonois
This story’s weather forecast: Very windy and very funny

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Creation Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:42:49 -0500
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CD 1 1-02 Ray Bradbury’s The Veldt.mp3 53.43 MBs
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