Short Stories in German

Author: Ernst Zillekens
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014196653X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 181

Book Description
This new volume of eight short stories offers students of German at all levels 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.

Deutsche Kurzgeschichten 2

Author: David Constantine
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0140041192
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
Features parallel German and English texts of eight short stories that range in style from the classical method of Ernst Penzoldt to the montage technique of Alexander Kluge.

Parallel Text: German Short Stories

Author: David Constantine
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141959967
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
The eight stories in this volume offer a varied and representative collection of twentieth century German authors from a range of political and cultural backgrounds. Styles include the non-fictional manner of Kluge's montage technique and the contrasting classical storytelling of Penzoldt. With reading notes and parallel texts in German and English, this anthology is valuable to the German student of English as well as the English student of German. Reflecting trends in German literature, the stories have been selected for their quality as well as their readability, and will enhance the appreciation of both languages.

Short Stories in Chinese

Author: John Balcom
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143118358
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
A dual-language edition of Chinese stories—many appearing in English for the first time This new volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature from the world’s most spoken language, without having to constantly to refer back to a dictionary. The stories—many of which appear here in English for the first time—are by well-known writers as well as emerging voices. From a story by Li Rui about the honest simplicity of a Shanxi farmer to one by Ma Yuan exposing the seamy underside of contemporary urban society, they are infused with both rural dialect and urban slang and feature a wide range of styles and points of view. Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.

Five Great German Short Stories

Author: Stanley Appelbaum
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486120317
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
Five outstanding selections from noble tradition: Heinrich von Kleist's "The Earthquake in Chile," E. T. A. Hoffmann's "The Sandman," Arthur Schnitzler's "Lieutenant Gustl," Thomas Mann's "Tristan," and Franz Kafka's "The Judgment."

Short Stories in Italian

Author: Nick Roberts
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014195941X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
This is an all new version of the popular PARALLEL TEXT series, containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original Italian and in English translation. Including stories by Calvino, Benni, Sciascia and Levi, this volume gives a fascinating insight into Italian culture and literature as well as providing an invaluable educational tool.

First German Reader

Author: Harry Steinhauer
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486119564
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Specially chosen for their power to evoke German life and culture, these short, simple readings include poems, stories, essays, and anecdotes by Goethe, Hesse, Heine, Schiller, and others.

Short Stories in French

Author: Richard Coward
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141916370
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
This is an all new version of the popular PARALLEL TEXT series, containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original French and in English translation. Including stories by Bolanger, Cotnoir, Le Clezio and Germain, this volume gives afascinating insight into French culture and literature as well as providing an invaluable educational tool.

Selected Folktales/Ausgewählte Märchen

Author: Jacob Grimm
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486119548
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : de
Pages : 273

Book Description
Treasury of 27 world-famous tales, among them "Hänsel and Gretel," "Cinderella," and "Little Red Riding Hood," as well as less familiar tales such as "The Danced-Out Shoes," "The Golden Bird," and "The Six Swans."

German Quickly

Author: April Wilson
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
German Quickly: A Grammar for Reading German is a thorough, straightforward textbook with a sense of fun. It teaches the fundamentals for reading German literary and scholarly texts of all levels and difficulty. It can be used as an introductory text for students with no background in German, or it can serve as a reference text for students wishing to review German. The grammar explanations are detailed and clear, and the accompanying reading selections, consisting partly of aphorisms and proverbs, are intriguing. There are also many informative appendices, including a summary of German grammar, a detailed description of German dictionaries currently available, and a vocabulary list of 3200 words that are commonly encountered in scholarly writings.