Short Stories in German
Title | Short Stories in German PDF eBook |
Author | Ernst Zillekens |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 181 |
Release | 2003-09-25 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 014196653X |
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.
Parallel Text: German Short Stories
Title | Parallel Text: German Short Stories PDF eBook |
Author | David Constantine |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 246 |
Release | 1992-07-30 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0141959967 |
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.
Parallel Text: German Short Stories
Title | Parallel Text: German Short Stories PDF eBook |
Author | none |
Publisher | ePenguin |
Total Pages | 292 |
Release | 1992-07-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780140041194 |
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
Title | Short Stories in Chinese PDF eBook |
Author | John Balcom |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 2013-06-25 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0143118358 |
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.
German Short Stories
Title | German Short Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Newnham |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Short stories, English |
ISBN |
Short Stories in French
Title | Short Stories in French PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Coward |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 1999-09-30 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0141916370 |
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.
Short Stories in Italian
Title | Short Stories in Italian PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Roberts |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 176 |
Release | 1999-09-30 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 014195941X |
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.