Tales and Fables

Tales and Fables

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Tales and Fables episodes

  • Luck - Mark Twain

    What is the best fortune that can befall a man? Mark Twain says it is to be born lucky. Listen to this humorous story and find out why.

    11 min
  • The Great Wall of China - Franz Kafka

    Published in 1931, the story gives an account of the building of the Great Wall of China. Kafka never travelled to China. Moreover, it was impossible for Kafka and any writer to travel back in time to when the Great Wall was being built. So how did he imagine his China?

    31 min
  • On the Road at Eighteen - Yu Hua
    Published in 1987 by the Chinese writer Yu Hua, On the Road at Eighteen (also translated as Leaving Home at Eighteen) narrates the first encounter between a newly adult boy and the strange world that he must now inhabit.
    18 min
  • A Madman's Diary - Lu Xun

    Published in 1918 by Chinese writer Lu Xun, A Madman's Diary (also translated as the Diary of a Madman) delves into the inner thoughts of a man to reveal the predicaments of a people.

    23 min
  • The Bet - Anton P. Chekhov

    Published in 1989 by Russian writer Anton P. Chekhov, the Bet tells the story of a young man who submits to voluntary imprisonment to prove that it is better than capital punishment. Does he succeed? What does he find out? Listen to find out! Subscribe to listen to a new story every day.

    16 min

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Listen to a new story every day, narrated by your host, Shashwat.