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.
Notes by:
Ernst Zillekens Edited by:
Ernst Zillekens, Ernst Zillekens Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 149g ISBN:9780140265422 ISBN 10: 0140265422 Series:New Penguin Parallel Text Pages: 208 Publication Date:25 September 2003 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Short Stories in GermanIntroduction 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
Ernst Zillekens teaches German at Charterhouse in Godalming, Surrey.
