Showing results for "Anna" in Art & Literature

«E noi, che cosa stiamo diventando? E io, cosa sono diventato?» si chiede Paolo Nori. E la risposta viene da una lontananza che in verità brucia distanze e porta con sé, come fosse turbine di visioni, di fatti, di sentimenti, e naturalmente di poesia, la vita di Anna Achmatova. «Vogliamo raccontare» dice Nori «la storia di Anna Achmatova, una poetessa russa nata nei pressi di Odessa nel 1889 e morta a Mosca nel 1966.

Multiaward-winning statisticians, directors and cofounders of the Gapminder Foundation Ola and Anna Rosling talk to Audible about the release of Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong about the World - and Why Things Are Better than You Think. Continuing on with the work of legendary scientist and public educator Hans Rosling, the two introduce their revolutionary audiobook and begin to explain the many reasons behind the widespread ignorance of the global population.

Anna Karenina is one of the most nuanced characters in world literature, and we return to her and the novel she propels again and again. Remarkably, there has not yet been an examination of Leo Tolstoy specifically through the lens of this novel. Critic and Professor Bob Blaisdell unravels Tolstoy’s family, literary, and day-to-day life during the period that he conceived, drafted, abandoned, and revised Anna Karenina. In the process, we see where Tolstoy’s life and his art intersect in obvious and unobvious ways.

Assassinée en 2006, Anna Politkovskaia lutta toute sa vie pour la défense des droits de l'homme. Malgré les menaces de mort et tentatives d'agression, cette journaliste refusa le silence et s'illustra dans son combat en faveur des victimes de guerre en Tchétchénie et dans ses prises de positions contre le régime du président Vladimir Poutine.

Departures is a call to action for female explorers everywhere, and in this interview, we talk to Anna about her writing process, her favourite travel moments to date and her top tips for embarking on an enjoyable, eye-opening and life-altering solo journey.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest books, Breaking Mad and Breaking Mum & Dad, is TV presenter, qualified therapist and Mind ambassador Anna Williamson. First finding fame on iconic children’s television shows on CITV, Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel, Anna decided to use her own experiences suffering with severe panic attacks and anxiety to help others.

Anna Day joins us in the Audible Studios to chat about a quirky, refreshing and deceptively dark tale - her book The Fandom. The Fandom details the story of the young and adventurous Violet who, whilst attending a Comic Con event, inexplicably finds herself becoming part of the narrative of her favourite story, The Gallows Dance. Anna chats to us about this exciting debut audiobook, its themes and the secrets behind its success.

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