Waterstones Parallel Text: German Short Stories
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Price: £10.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: Much maligned in pre-war Germany, the short story enjoyed a creative rebirth in 1945. Initially imported by the Allies, the form also matched perfectly the prevailing mood of irony, objectivity and mistrust of the didactic. With the original German text running alongside English translations, this collection features stories from eight outstanding post-war authors including Heinrich Böll, Ilse Aichinger and Reinhard Lettau which students will find both educational and engrossing. Böll's opening story 'Pale Anna' follows a soldier returning home, his situation comparable to that of the writer in the first months of peace: he knows no-one and has few words not linked to painful memories. This poignant narrative is followed by a variety of tales representing the diversity of the time and including satires, explorations of private obsessions and experiments in form and language. Waterstones Parallel Text: German Short Stories - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780140020403
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9780140020403
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Author: PM
Rating: 5
Review: I bought this book because Heinrich Schliemann claimed he learned English in six months using parallel texts. I have been using this book for just over a month and my German has improved dramatically. One criticism: some of the translations of the short stories are more literary than literal and that is not helpful for the beginner. But otherwise the texts are nicely laid out with German on one page and English on the opposite page for quick reference.
Author: hsianloon
Rating: 3
Review: Great value, and useful introduction when you're tired of the rote memorization of the day
