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New Penguin Parallel Text: Short Stories in German
Product Description
This new volume of eight short stories offers intermediate German students the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature in the original, with the aid of parallel translations.
The majority of these stories have been written in the past decade, and reflect a rich diversity of styles and themes. Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.
Contents
- Introduction
- The Listener, or a Description of a Route with a Hidden Motive Siegfried Lenz (b. 1926)
- Waiting for the Guests Dieter Wellershoff (b. 1925)
- Eating Mussels (Excerpt) Birgit Vanderbeke (b. 1956)
- The Good Old Days Gabriele Wohmann (b. 1932)
- Lascia Judith Hermann (b. 1970)
- Chicago/Shanty Town Georg Klein (b. 1953)
- Grandfather and the Decision-makers Christoph Hein (b. 1944)
- The Suspect Jurek Becker (b. 1937)
- Notes on German Text
- Acknowledgments
Third book in the German Penguin Parallel Text series
Key Benefits
- Introductory notes in English that set the book in its social and literary context
- Short stories from leading, contemporary German authors
- full unabridged text in German
- Complete word-for-word translation in English on facing page
- Convenient paperback format makes key works of foreign literature accessible to the intermediate language learner.
- Perfect for taking on vacation as there's no need to take a dictionary
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| Book Genre | Short Stories |
| Book Format | Parallel Text |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 9780140265422 |
| Date of Publication | No |
| Language | German |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Media Type | Book |
| Product Alert Text | No |
| Offer Text | No |