The Happy Prince and Other Tales Audiobook, by Oscar Wilde Play Audiobook Sample

The Happy Prince and Other Tales Audiobook

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Read By: Joy Chan Publisher: Author's Republic Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 1.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2016 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781518935152

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Total Audiobook Chapters:

5

Longest Chapter Length:

28:53 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

09:43 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

20:02 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

75

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Publisher Description

In these delightful tales, Oscar Wilde employs all his grace, artistry and wit. The Happy Prince tells of the statue of a once pleasure-loving Prince which, with the help of a selfless Swallow helps people in distress. As well as The Nightingale and the Rose, The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket, this collection contains The Selfish Giant, a remarkable story of the redemptive power of love.

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"Salah satu kisah moral anak-anak yang saya sukai adalah kisah-kisah yang ditulis oleh Wilde dalam buku ini. Terdapat lima kisah pendek di dalamnya, dan kelimanya mencoba menceritakan paradoks manusia yang eksistensinya seolah-olah bersifat abadi. Buku inilah yang mampu membuat saya lebih memahami nilai di balik sebuah kisah moral untuk anak-anak. Wilde menggambarkan kenyataan pahit kehidupan yang sebenarnya merupakan bagian lain dari kebahagiaan. Salah satu kisah berjudul The Nightingale and the Rose memberikan makna yang jelas mengenai kontradiksi antara kesedihan dan kebahagiaan. Seekor burung bulbul menyaksikan perjuangan seorang anak laki-laki yang ingin menyatakan cintanya pada seorang gadis. Namun gadis itu meminta setangkai bunga mawar merah kepada anak tersebut sebagai syarat untuk mendapatkan cintanya. Burung bulbul pun berusaha keras mencari bunga mawar merah itu, namun usahanya gagal, dan akhirnya ia mengorbankan dirinya untuk menjadi setangkai mawar merah. Pada akhirnya, pengorbanan butung bulbul menjadi sia-sia karena sang gadis menolak cinta anak laki-laki itu, dan dengan mudahnya mawar itu dibuang begitu saja. Paradoks. Pengorbanan yang berujung pada kesedihan dan kepaitan. Jika dipahami secara mendalam kisah ini hanyalah sepenggal kecil dari pemikiran Wilde yang sangat imajinatif. Buku ini memang sangat menarik untuk dibacakan kepada anak-anak, namun ketika orang dewasa mencoba memahami lebih dalam, pelajaran moral menjadi bias. Yang ada hanyalah perasaan sesak karena kenyataan di luar sana dapat terjadi sesuai dengan yang digambarkan oleh Wilde. Hal lain yang membuat buku ini menjadi menarik adalah disisipkannya pemahaman-pemahaman substansial mengenai hidup dan cinta. Jika Wilde menjadi salah satu penulis yang kata-katanya sering dikutip oleh masyarakat, maka buku ini membuktikan alasan di balik keindahan pemilihan kata yang digunakannya. Metaforanya tidak berlebihan dan menurut saya cenderung jujur. Tidak bermaksud menutupi namun juga tidak menelanjangi. Wilde memberi kesempatan bagi pembaca untuk membayangkan dan menginterpretasikan sendiri makna di balik frase-frasenya. Buku ini juga menjadi salah satu alasan mengapa saya tidak dapat meninggalkan literatur anak-anak dalam daftar bacaan saya. Terlalu indah untuk dilepaskan begitu saja, terlalu menarik jika hanya dianggap sebagai bacaan anak saja."

— Eunike (4 out of 5 stars)

The Happy Prince and Other Tales Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Wilde spins a good tale. Several of them, in this fairy tale stories case. All the stories in this collection have a moral, and all are told beautifully. I think the Selfish Giant was my favorite of the bunch. "

    — Rebecca, 2/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Didn't know he wrote these imaginative tales "

    — Mary, 1/13/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Yes, 'poignant' might be the right word. There's an underlying tragedy in most of the tales which make them sad and beautiful. I got a sense of melancholy as I read them; it's actually surprising regarding some of the tales that they were initially written for his kids. Wilde was a true genius. "

    — Pablo, 1/8/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " These are great, orginal tales by Wilde. I was surprised by how much Christianity was mixed into the stories, and yet none of them seemed to have a clear moral. "

    — Katie, 11/23/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " dongeng antalogi yg indah ... "

    — Megga, 11/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I love Oscar Wilde, and this book was fun, but I wanted to shake Little Hans until he passed out. His story made me hate stories with morals, too. I think that was the point. "

    — Girl, 11/1/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Gripping. Truly for children from eighteen to eighty. "

    — Mona, 10/30/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " little bit upset knowing i just have read it when i'm already 20, not in my childhood when i read mostly of H.C. Anderssen's and Blyton's "

    — Hesty, 10/11/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " behind the sarcastic way of Oscar Wilde lies a very sensitive writer who can touch your heart "

    — Ayman, 7/10/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Masterpieces of fairy tales. So true and touching... "

    — Vanda, 5/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " if you come across that nightingale ...or you pass by the the status ...please tell them i have learned the lesson of hope and the book of sacrifice thanks to thee ...long live Mr nightingale "

    — Nadjib, 11/5/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " walau berisikan dongeng untuk anak-anak, buku ini penuh dengan muatan moral yang mendidik dan masih cocok dibaca orang dewasa sekalipun. Dongeng yang indah dan menawan, favoritku: Pangeran Bahagia; Teman yang Setia; Raksasa yang Egois; Roket yang Luar Biasa ... hampir semuanya jadi favorit ^.^ "

    — Stella_bee, 12/26/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Not just for the very young... tales you probably vaguely remember from childhood - heart-warming stories all. "

    — Nat, 8/9/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Completely brilliant, as all of Wilde's works are, and surprisingly heartbreaking. I read this on my kindle and found myself highlighting something every other paragraph. Brilliant, I say! "

    — Julia, 7/27/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I have to say that I really enjoyed most of the stories; some of them were simple in the way they did not bring much emotion to the story. However "The Happy Prince" and "The Nightingale and the Rose" are brilliant pieces that ponder how fickle human emotion comes and goes. "

    — Christopher, 7/23/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " These few fairy tales are not your normal happy-ending-stories - they have a sting - some quite sad, some funny, most of them evolving around the theme of loss, suffering and self-sacrifice and friendship. "

    — Carsten, 6/4/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Hardly a better story, but I prefer the tale of the Giant. Gets me to tear up every time! "

    — Wayne, 5/19/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Hardly a better story, but I prefer the tale of the Giant. Gets me to tear up every time! "

    — Wayne, 5/19/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Remember reading jataka tales long ago when you were a kid.This takes you exactly there.It sent me traveling down the road where the stories had a moral behind like -truth, honesty or hatred and always the good won over the evil.it ssent me back to when i was a kid.Splendid "

    — Karthik, 5/3/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Remember reading jataka tales long ago when you were a kid.This takes you exactly there.It sent me traveling down the road where the stories had a moral behind like -truth, honesty or hatred and always the good won over the evil.it ssent me back to when i was a kid.Splendid "

    — Karthik, 5/3/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I love this collection of fairly tales. They are beautifully written. Some are religious, and some are even funny. "

    — Jodi, 4/25/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I love this collection of fairly tales. They are beautifully written. Some are religious, and some are even funny. "

    — Jodi, 4/25/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Not just for the very young... tales you probably vaguely remember from childhood - heart-warming stories all. "

    — Nat, 4/14/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Not just for the very young... tales you probably vaguely remember from childhood - heart-warming stories all. "

    — Nat, 4/14/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " These stories are beautiful. In particular, The Happy Prince and The Nightingale & the Rose are generally the most poignant and, in my opinion, the best stories out of them. "

    — Dom, 4/5/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " These stories are beautiful. In particular, The Happy Prince and The Nightingale & the Rose are generally the most poignant and, in my opinion, the best stories out of them. "

    — Dom, 4/5/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Short stories for children - though I would recommend for older children. May have to borrow someone's children to try one or two out on...would be interesting to see how today's children interpret these stories (I myself am still struggling with "The Nightingale and the Rose"). "

    — Roxane, 3/27/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Short stories for children - though I would recommend for older children. May have to borrow someone's children to try one or two out on...would be interesting to see how today's children interpret these stories (I myself am still struggling with "The Nightingale and the Rose"). "

    — Roxane, 3/27/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I have to say that I really enjoyed most of the stories; some of them were simple in the way they did not bring much emotion to the story. However "The Happy Prince" and "The Nightingale and the Rose" are brilliant pieces that ponder how fickle human emotion comes and goes. "

    — Christopher, 3/17/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I have to say that I really enjoyed most of the stories; some of them were simple in the way they did not bring much emotion to the story. However "The Happy Prince" and "The Nightingale and the Rose" are brilliant pieces that ponder how fickle human emotion comes and goes. "

    — Christopher, 3/17/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Well, I wouldn't read them to a little kid because some of them have such depressing endings. But Wilde can write. "

    — Cory, 1/9/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Well, I wouldn't read them to a little kid because some of them have such depressing endings. But Wilde can write. "

    — Cory, 1/9/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Delightful and very Wildean. "

    — Barbara, 1/9/2011

About Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was born in Dublin. He won scholarships to both Trinity College, Dublin, and Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1875, he began publishing poetry in literary magazines, and in 1878, he won the coveted Newdigate Prize for English poetry. He had a reputation as a flamboyant wit and man-about-town. After his marriage to Constance Lloyd in 1884, he tried to establish himself as a writer, but with little initial success. However, his three volumes of short fiction, The Happy Prince, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, and A House of Pomegranates, together with his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, gradually won him a reputation as a modern writer with an original talent. That reputation was confirmed and enhanced by the phenomenal success of his society comedies: Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, all performed on London’s West End stage between 1892 and 1895. In 1895, he was convicted of engaging in homosexual acts, which were then illegal, and sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labor. He soon declared bankruptcy, and his property was auctioned off. In 1896, he lost legal custody of his children. When his mother died that same year, his wife Constance visited him at the jail to bring him the news. It was the last time they saw each other. In the years after his release, his health deteriorated. In November 1900, he died in Paris at the age of forty-six.

About Joy Chan

Joy Chan is a voice actor specializing in narration of audiobooks and lectures.