Short Stories in French: New Penguin Parallel Text (French Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140265430 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-15 |
| Language | : | French |
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Language Notes Text: English, French (translation) Original Language: French
Paul SanGiorgio said depressing and difficult. Here is a partial body count from the twelve stories: one dead young boy, one dead young man, two children run away from home, one woman nearly freezing to death, one dead woman, and one dead donkey. There is more (many mentally unstable people, physically deformed people, etc.), but you get the point. For the most part, the stories are depressing and dull. Lots of mental anguish, lots of internal suffering, and not much else. And, as alluded to in my title, the difficulty level starts fairly low but rises quickly to the point that even in English translation some are difficult to follow. If you find the stories interesting -- as clearly the. Boring stories C. Morris I'm English trying to improve my French and although I like the layout of the pages, making it easy to check your translation for the words, the stories are very boring. I struggled to read them in English and so was unable to read more than a page or so at a time. I would like to see a similar book with stories that are more appealing.. Ibrahim said Jennifer Wagner's book is far better for you!. The main reason we get hold of a book like this is that we may look at the French text and see how this translates into English thought as we dissect sentences and make our personal student notes. But the translator seems oblivious to the needs of his students as he makes an excellent translation, giving you the general meaning, without helping you see how these sentences work in French. Well, this won't be much help for a beginner/ intermediate student like me while it might work for an advanced student. But I can't imagine an advanced student buying a book like this when he should be now thinking in French and forget about thinking in his
. Richard Coward taught at Bishop's Startford College and Sherborne School in England. He is now a Housemaster at Eton College, England
Written by authors from Quebec as well as France, the majority of these stories have been published in the last decade and reflect a rich diversity of styles and themes. From Daniel Boulanger's exploration of revenge and the desire for recognition in "The Hunter's Cafe," to Alain Gerber's brief and poetic "You Never Die," these stories make excellent reading in any language.