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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.



Table of Contents
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

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 25 September 2003
      ISBN-13 9780140265422
      978-0140265422
      ISBN-10 0140265422
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Table of Contents
      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

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