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إنّهما سيرتان متكاملتان؛ سيرة ذاتية خاصة بالكاتب، وسيرة غيرية متعلقة بالأديب، وفي نفس الوقت هي رواية فنية تعتمد على التخييل والالتفات والتشويق والاستطراد والاهتمام بصناعة البيان وبلاغة التصوير، وهذا مما يجعل "طه حسين" أحد رواد الأدب العربي الحديث الأفذاذ، كما أن في هذه السيرة إدانة لجيل من المثقفين العرب الذين قصدوا أوروبا بحثًا عن العلم واستكمالًا لدراساتهم العليا، فانبهروا بحضارة الغرب، ولكنهم بدلًا من أن يستفيدوا من العلوم والمعارف والآداب، سقطوا في الغواية والرذيلة وفتنة الخطيئة، و انغمسوا في بوتقة الشر والفساد، والانسياق الأعمى للغرب والإيمان بفلسفته المادية المحضة وأفكاره المنحلة....

La artista Paula Bonet interviene el texto de Chirbes con reproducciones de sus pinturas, inspiradas en la lectura y en la revisión de los espacios comunes que comparten ambos creadores. "Pocos escritores han celebrado la luz de Valencia, el agua, nuestra gastronomía y nuestros cañaverales, la juventud y la carne como lo ha hecho Rafael Chirbes. La luz que describe en los pasajes más hermosos de sus obras más pesimistas se vuelca en la página como si fuera oro porque, como buen pintor, supo mirar y caminar entre las sombras, no le tembló el pulso a la hora de abordarlas.

Milena Busquets practica en estos diarios una escritura de pinceladas impresionistas y logra que de lo cotidiano, de lo en apariencia anodino, emerja la epifanía. Este es un diario sobre días tristes y días felices −"La euforia y la felicidad absolutas están a un milímetro del ataque de pánico"−, escrito sin trampa ni cartón, sin falsos pudores, ni engolada pompa. Escrito siguiendo esta premisa: "Uno escribe solo ante el peligro, no hay otra manera honesta de hacerlo, el menor atisbo de autocomplacencia es una señal de cobardía.

Rüdiger Safranski über eine Jahrhundertfigur der Weltliteratur. Franz Kafka sagte von sich: »Ich habe kein literarisches Interesse, sondern bestehe aus Literatur, ich bin nichts anderes und kann nichts anderes sein.« In den ekstatischen Zuständen des Schreibens fühlte sich Kafka erst wirklich lebendig. Da ging ihm eine ungeheure Welt auf. Entstanden ist dabei ein einzigartiges Werk voller Geheimnisse.

Jack Kerouac’s archive is vast. Throughout his life he was constantly writing, and he meticulously saved and catalogued his material. The result is that beyond the work published in his lifetime there has been a rich stream of posthumous writing that is far from tapped. This collection of previously unpublished writing culled from the Kerouac archive, and as a companion to Paul Maher Jr.'s Becoming Kerouac, spans Kerouac’s adult life, from a journal written at age seventeen to autobiographical reflections a few years before his death.

Speak, Memory, first published in 1951 as Conclusive Evidence and then assiduously revised in 1966, is an elegant and rich evocation of Nabokov’s life and times, even as it offers incisive insights into his major works, including Lolita, Pnin, Despair, The Gift, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, and The Luhzin Defense.

Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy- winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson chats to Audible's Robin Morgan about her part in an exclusive dramatisation of Northanger Abbey.

Audible exclusive. Chris Cleave discusses his new novel, Everyone Brave Is Forgiven, an epic story of love, loss, prejudice and incredible courage. Chris provides an insight in to how he as an author constructs his novels. Describing how he made the book as authentic as possible, the painstaking research and adding his own personal touches.

Bardugo is best known for creating the Grishaverse, a world in which several of her book series are set, the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the duology, Six of Crows among others. Bardugo has also written short stories, and her first adult fiction title was The Ninth House, which tells of the secret societies in Yale, the university Bardugo herself attended to gain her English degree. Bardugo's novel Hell Bent is the second book based at Yale university, and again follows protagonist Alex Stern, who gained her place at Yale with the help of a mysterious benefactor.

Lloyd is well known for her comedy, regularly appearing on panel shows such as QI, Would I Lie To You and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and acting in Give Out Girls and Peep Show among many others. She is prolific in her radio work, including The Cariad Radio Show, and Here Be Dragons. Lloyd is now equally well known for her conversations on grief. And now, You Are Not Alone, Lloyd's first book, which shares her experiences of death at a young age, and how we deal (or don't) with grief.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss his latest book, The Killing of Butterfly Joe, is acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Rhidian Brook. A writer of fiction since his mid-20s, author and screenwriter Rhidian Brook has gone on to publish highly acclaimed novels, with international best seller The Aftermath soon to be adapted into a film starring Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård.

Laura's personal and powerful story starts with her own diagnosis of autism at the age of 45. Her insightful book successfully exposes the myths and stereotypes of how society perceives autism and how autism does not stop you from having a career, being a mother or being a good wife. Laura's empowering book tracks the year of her life after she receives a definitive diagnosis from her doctor, as she learns that 'different' doesn't need to mean 'less' and how there is a place for all of us, and it's never too late to find it.

Sometimes we all spend money on things we don't really need. Imagine spending a year limiting your outgoings to only the bare essentials. Personal finance journalist Michelle McGath did exactly this, and she's documented the experience in her book The No-Spend Year, which is available now on Audible. Michelle joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios for an exclusive interview.

Louise Penny visits the Audible Studios to discuss her latest novel Glass, the latest in the Inspector Gamache series. She talks about the setting, the importance of her characters and storyline over the murder itself, and much more. The previous in the series A Great Reckoning debuted at number one in both the US and Canada on the hardcover list, the ebooks and audio lists - making it the top book in North America.

Shannon Leone Fowler joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to talk about her first book Travelling with Ghosts: A Memoir of Love and Loss. She talks about grief, travel, and finding peace.

Omar El Akkad joins us in the Audible Studios to discuss his debut novel, American War. Having spent 10 years as a journalist reporting on subjects such as the war in Afghanistan and military trials in Guantanamo Bay, Omar has turned his attentions to dystopian fiction in American War. Set in 2074, the novel portrays a world where climate change and political uprisings have transformed everything as we know it - and civil war has broken out in America.

Debut novelist Michael Grothaus visits the Audible Studios. After earning a degree in filmmaking from Columbia, working as a film journalist and for companies such as Twentieth Century Fox and Apple, Michael moved to the UK and got a postgraduate degree in creative writing. He talks about his debut novel, Epiphany Jones, a crime thriller about sex trafficking among the Hollywood elite.

Sci-fi author Miles Cameron joins Gabriel Fleming in the Audible Studios in the UK to discuss his work. Exclusive interview.

Emma Flint joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her atmospheric debut novel, Little Deaths.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss the second book in his Pendulum trilogy, Freefall, is author, screenwriter and filmmaker Adam Hamdy. Born and raised in London, Adam Hamdy has been writing thrillers ever since he can remember. Adam talks to us about his transition into writing, what inspires him the most and the art of suspense.