Without Feathers

De: Woody Allen

Narrado por: Woody Allen

Now in audio for the first time, Without Feathers is narrated by Woody Allen himself. Here they are 16 of the funniest tales and ruminations ever recorded, by one of the great comic minds of our time. From "The Whore of Mensa", to "Fabulous Tales & Mythical Beasts", to "No Kaddish for Weinstein", old and new Allen fans will laugh themselves silly over these sparkling gems. A small sample: "Getting through the night is becoming harder and harder," writes Allen in his "secret" journal. "Last evening I had the uneasy feeling that some men were trying to break into my room to shampoo me."

Without Feathers delivers more of Allen's New Yorker-style humor. Worthy stand-outs include "If the Impressionists Had Been Dentists", a genius piece that puts oral surgery in a whole new, much more exciting light. Throughout, Allen grapples in his wildly inventive way with the targets that obsess him: death, God (or lack of God), women (or lack of women), intellectuals, the arts, and even wildlife.

There is a distinct romantic strain that runs through much of his writings, which the author describes as "either Byronic or moronic". Allen is forever at war with the universe and claims unequivocally that he is "at two with nature". His artistic ambition, as he puts it, is to "forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race. And then see if I can get them mass-produced in plastic."

Woody Allen's short-story collections Without Feathers, Side Effects, Getting Even, and Mere Anarchy are available separately or together as part of The Woody Allen Collection.

Listen to Without Feathers, Getting Even, Mere Anarchy, and Side Effects - or all four in The Woody Allen Collection.©1986 Woody Allen (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Throughout my life, literally thousands of people have made me feel inadequate, but none more so than Woody Allen." (Larry David, Producer, Writer, Actor)
"Woody Allen brought modern comedy to the cinema screen." (Ricky Gervais)

Funny, Dry and Perfect!

The best is having Woody Allen reading his own material. Very entertaining!! I enjoyed the short stories and the dilemmas his characters get in, all too funny!

Hilarious, topsy-tourvey, Monty-Paytonish ... if

Where does Without Feathers rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?

great light listen - high on the list of comedies

What did you like best about this story?

comic story, ever changing , situation jokes, play on words, but also some deep thoughts (as usual)

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

you need to like Woody Allen's voice

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laugh

Any additional comments?

Hilarious stories sprinkled with Topsy-tourvy story line logic (or lack thereof ... :-)) makes these short books a great listen for all the fans of Monty Python-like humor. Well, you need to like the voice of the author, though.

Highly recommended as an interlude to your regular

Without Feathers, amazingly funny, hilarious!

Without Feathers. Woody Allen has the most inspiring imagination. Hilarious juxtapositions of diverse objects and adjectives. Ckock full of delightful surprises along the way. A most welcome refreshing use of language unbound by convention.
A great source of pleasure I'll listen to over and over. Much needed reprive from the usual. The brain seems to love the frequent unexpected sights and sounds and other pleasing sensations dropped in with artful spontaneity!

Very funny

It's not for everyone, requires a certain level on concentration and wit, but if you give it the attention you are sure to have a steady stream of chuckles

Dated, but in a good way

It's missing two one-act plays that were in the print version - "God" and "Death* - but it's still a great time capsule of Woody Allen humor.