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Culturemobile.

The Literature Podcast of the BMW Group.

Great works of world literature in English and in German.

Culture is knowledge, a haven of beauty and depth. Meaning and tranquillity far from the maddening crowd. A solitary experience of empathy, especially during these trying times. As a corporate citizen, the BMW Group has been involved in hundreds of cultural initiatives worldwide for 50 years. Since 2003, Kulturmobile, an employee initiative, has drawn tens of thousands of colleagues' attention to the company's cultural programmes and has invited them to participate. Due to the current situation, where many colleagues work from home, we now present CultureMobile: The Literature Podcast. An offer to all employees worldwide, to enjoy outside their working hours. As well as for everyone who follows our company on social media. Tune in and enjoy!

You can find more literature on our German page.

Alphonse Daudet, "The Game of Billiards" (1873)

Episode 20

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Alice Dunbar-Nelson, "Little Miss Sophie" (1895)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Mary MacLane, from: "I await the Devil's coming" (1902)

Episode 20

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Winter Dreams" (1922)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Sherwood Anderson, "Hands" (1916)

Episode 20

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Oscar Wilde, "The Happy Prince" (1888)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Dwight Maxwell, "Poems" (1990's)

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Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Charles Dickens, "The Signal Man" (1866)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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H. P. Lovecraft, "The Music of Erich Zann" (1922)

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Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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George Moore, "Julia Cahill's Curse" (1903)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Tamenga Shunsui, "Longevity" (ca. 1820's)

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Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Virginia Woolf, "The Mark on the Wall" (1917)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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James Joyce, "Araby" (1914)

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Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Henry David Thoreau, from: "Civil Disobedience" (1849)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Dorothy Parker, "Arrangement in Black and White" (1927)

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Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Ambrose Bierce, "The Moonlit Road" (1907)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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W. Somerset Maugham, "The Bum" (1929)

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Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Lu Xun, "Medicine" (1918)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Edgar Allan Poe, "The Cask of Amontillado" (1846)

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Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Katherine Mansfield, "Bliss" (1918)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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O. Henry, "The Gift of the Magi" (1905)

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Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Stephen Crane, "The Open Boat" (1897)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Kate Chopin, "A Pair of Silk Stockings" (1897)

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Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman "The Yellow Wallpaper" (1892)

Read by: Thomas Girst / Design: Christoph Niemann / Recorded by: Balthazar Girst

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