Authors: Ernst Zillekens (Editor), Ernst Zillekens
ISBN-13: 9780140265422, ISBN-10: 0140265422
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: December 2003
Edition: English/German Text
Ernst Zillekens teaches German at Charterhouse in Godalming, Surrey.
This new volume of eight short stories with parallel English translations offers students of German at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature. 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.
Introduction | ||
The Listener, or a Description of a Route with a Hidden Motive | 1 | |
Waiting for the Guests | 15 | |
Eating Mussels | 63 | |
The Good Old Days | 69 | |
Lascia | 79 | |
Chicago/Shanty Town | 91 | |
Grandfather and the Decision-makers | 117 | |
The Suspect | 159 | |
Notes on German Texts | 179 | |
Acknowledgements | 188 |