Res Publica
by Zireaux
Read by Stuart Devenie
A stunning reading of the epic novel in verse by the poet Zireaux where Archady, a disenfranchised and disenchanted artist and husband, lays claim to a tiny island off the coast of New Zealand.
Immortal Muse Publishers
ISBN 9780473131937
Produced by Adam Macaulay and engineered by Phil Brownlee and Phil Benge for Radio New Zealand
Audio for each episode will be available after broadcast.
Episodes
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 1)
- Arcady Robinson declares he will truthfully relate the tale of his dicovering and laying claim to his own tiny republic. (duration: 14′27″)
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 2)
- Arcady Robinson's life is not a happy one - he determines to throw it all in for a life of idleness. (duration: 14′30″)
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 3)
- Arcady Robinson, alone at sea and drifting in dreams, makes a life-changing discovery. (duration: 14′17″)
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 4)
- Arcady takes news of his discvovery of the tiny island back to his wife seeking her approval and her financial support. (duration: 14′05″)
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 5)
- The helicopter flight to check out the location of the tiny island nearly ends in disaster for Arcady and his buxom, viral, Canadian pilot, Meg. (duration: 14′18″)
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 6)
- Arcady, holed up in a run-down bach, bemoans the creative and financial plight of the artist and appeals to his muse. (duration: 14′16″)
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 7)
- Arcady returns, in a helicopter, to his newly discovered island but the excursion almost ends in disaster when a terrible storm blows up. (duration: 14′23″)
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 8)
- Arcady, determined to escape to the solitude of his new island manages to get his upwardly mobile wife to agree to finance the venture. (duration: 13′20″)
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 9)
- Arcady buys a boat and begins lading it and making other preparations to set out for the island to establish his republic of one. (duration: 13′49″)
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 10)
- Arcady farewells his wife and past life and sets out for his tiny republic-to-be. But the island is not as welcoming as he had hoped. (duration: 11′20″)
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- Res Publica by Zireaux read by Stuart Devenie (part 11)
- Arcady Robinson reveals he is actually a fugitive -- a wanted killer -- having found a stowaway in the jetsam and having, it seems, 'removed' him. (duration: 11′50″)
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Information
Zireaux is an Auckland-based writer and keen observer of New Zealand society. In the Sunday Star Times a reviewer said: “ … Zireaux’s rhymes have a twinkling ingenuity not unworthy of Byron, W.S Gilbert or Cole Porter … (he) captivates with a singular charm.”
The reader Stuart Devenie is a master craftsman when it comes to telling a story. Devenie is one of New Zealand’s most sought after stage actors bringing a remarkable depth of talent and experience to all his work.