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German Short Stories 1: Parallel Text Edition (Penguin Parallel Text) (German and English Edition) [German]

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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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Customer Reviews

2 ratings

Excellent Edition

This was an excellent choice. The material was well presented, and I found the aesthetics of the book to be above average. I recently finished reading Herman Hesse's "Siddhartha" in both English and German (.Siddhartha - Bilingual Edition, German and English), and this was a great companion to that book. Highly recommended to all students of German and English.

Very Readable.

Before I bought this book I thought it would be much harder to read but I find that I can get through the text without too much difficulty. The English translation maps to the German so that you can see how the same phrase or word matches up in both languages. Also, these short stories were written by some pretty high caliber authors. I was surprised at how well I could understand their writing.
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