Effi Briest - Theodor Fontane

Black Cat German Graded Reader (Easy Reader): Effi Briest - Theodor Fontane

Black Cat German Graded Reader (Easy Reader), 144 page fully-illustrated book + audio CD. Level B1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

Beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. The text includes an introduction in accessible German containing interesting facts that place the story into context as well as a glossary at the bottom of the page which explains difficult terms. The audio CD contains both a complete reading of the text by a professional narrator and a set of pronunciation exercises. The combined package of book and CD work brilliantly together to create a wonderful, captivating learning resource for intermediate level learners of German.

Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane - Summary

A great novel set in Germany. Seventeen year old Effi marries Baron Geert von Innstetten who, at the time, is far older than her. He neglects Effi due to his carreer, which he is extremely focused on and devoted to. Although Effi is left imagining her sad and lonely future a charming man appears in her life...

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Die siebzehnjährige Effi heiratet den wesentlich älteren Baron Geert von Innstetten. In der kalten Provinzstadt Kessin, wo sie mit ihm lebt, kann sie sich nicht einleben. Während Innstetten vor allem an seine Karriere denkt, lernt sie den ‘Damenmann’ Major Crampas kennen. Fontanes ‘Effi’ wird hier in vereinfachter und gekürzter Form nacherzählt, um Atmosphäre, Motive und Handlung dieses großen Romans auch dem Deutschlerner zugänglich zu machen.