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Audio Recording Jamaican scholar and novelist John Hearne reading from his prose

Jamaican scholar and novelist John Hearne reading from his prose

About this Item

Title

  • Jamaican scholar and novelist John Hearne reading from his prose

Summary

  • Mr. Hearne reads from Carifesta, Voices under the window, Stranger at the Gate, Autumn Equinox, and the Sure Salvation.

Names

  • Hearne, John, 1926-1994
  • PALABRA Archive (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1981.

Contents

  • From Carifesta: Singular and Collective Securities (min. 3:45) -- From Voices under the window: Part one: The Wound (min. 13:02) -- From Stranger at the gate: Chapter 1 (min. 25:35) -- From Autumn equinox: Excerpt (min. 37:26) -- From The sure salvation: Part one: The Poop (min. 49:45).

Headings

  • -  Jamaica--Prose

Notes

  • -  Recorded Sept. 16, 1981, in the Library of Congress Recording Laboratory, Studio B, Washington, D.C.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.
  • -  Production level cataloging.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono. ; 10 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWA 1983

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93842393

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Hispanic Division

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Hearne, John, and Palabra Archive. Jamaican scholar and novelist John Hearne reading from his prose. 1981. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/93842393/.

APA citation style:

Hearne, J. & Palabra Archive. (1981) Jamaican scholar and novelist John Hearne reading from his prose. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93842393/.

MLA citation style:

Hearne, John, and Palabra Archive. Jamaican scholar and novelist John Hearne reading from his prose. 1981. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/93842393/>.