This is an all new version of the popular "Parallel Texts" series, containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original Spanish and in English translation. Including stories by Fuentes, Molinas, Marquez and Cortazar, this volume gives a fascinating insight into Spanish and Latin American culture and literature as well as providing an invaluable educational tool.
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Text: Spanish, English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish
Original Language: Spanish
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John King is a teacher of Spanish at Eton College.
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100 of 102 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Short Stories in Spanish: New Penguin Parallel Text (New Penguin Parallel Texts) (Spanish and English Edition) (Paperback)
Definitely not a beginners book. Probably comes in at the intermediate level & above. Assumes you know the complete verb system...the stories throw pretty much everything at you in terms of sentence construction. The more advanced you are, the less you need to depend on the English translation and just read the stories in Spanish, which even by themselves are treasures (I. Allende, G. Garcia Marquez, C. Fuentes among the estimable authors included).The translations are a joy to read, because you notice right away that there's not this word-for-word transliteration that you get with many attempts at parallel texts. The translators (each credited in their own right) really try to bring across in English the feeling and emotion that the writer intended when they penned the original Spanish. It's eye-opening. On top of that, the book's editor John R. King has added about 20 - 30 or so footnotes per story that really take your understanding to a new level. A great example: in the first story, he adds a footnote to denote when the two characters in the story slip from using formal verb construction into informal. It would have slid right by me, had it not been for the footnote. And it does mark a definite change in the direction of the story. Really good stuff.
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent learning tool,
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This review is from: Short Stories in Spanish: New Penguin Parallel Text (New Penguin Parallel Texts) (Spanish and English Edition) (Paperback)
This book begins with easy stories, mostly in present tense. It progresses to more difficult stories. The stories are by Latino authors, so you have the additional bonus of Latino culture with the stories. The back of the book gives brief information about the authors. It includes exercises, some to be answered orally and others written, and a Spanish glossary. It's a good tool to have in your "bag of tricks" for learning and improving your Spanish.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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Good literature and great linguistics,
By Bret Schafbuch (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Short Stories in Spanish: New Penguin Parallel Text (New Penguin Parallel Texts) (Spanish and English Edition) (Paperback)
Short Stories in Spanish improves ones language skills through enjoyable stories and excellent linguistic explanations. These stories come from many different spanish speaking countries, which allows the student to be exposed to different style and slang. Not only are the stories translated correctly, but certain words, names, and phases are explained in depth relating to culture or history. Furthermore, the difficulty of this book is from advanced beginner to expert.
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Miss Amy, Maria Elena, María Elena, Lorenzo Fresnos, Aunt Amy, Doha Zarela, Professor Canals, Jesús Godet, Alberto Fontarabia, Doha Rosalba, Luis María, Luis Maria, Brooks Brothers, Count of Cardona, Miss Dunbar, Old Nick, Nueva Orleans, Sehor Godet, Túpac Amaru New!
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- The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Eva Luna by Isabel Allende in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Crystal Frontier by Carlos Fuentes in Front Matter
- Don Juan by Wolfgang Ama Mozart in Back Matter
- The Jew Of Malta by Christopher Marlowe in Back Matter
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