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French Short Stories 1 / Nouvelles Francaises 1: Parallel Text (Penguin Parallel Text) (French and English Edition) (French) Paperback – June 30, 1966

by Various (Author, Translator), Pamela Lyon (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 269 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books (June 30, 1966)
  • Language: French, English
  • ISBN-10: 0140023852
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140023855
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsTranscends the Use of Dictionaries and Grammar Books
By Diana Faillace Von Behren TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on August 19, 2006
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If you cannot fly to France or Quebec and actually inundate yourself with the French language as it swells around you echoing up from the streets, reading is the next best thing. My usual tack is to find a simply written book in English, so that I am well acquainted with the level of the language. I choose something that talks about quotidian life, and then I use Amazon.fr to find myself the French translation. This technique works well for me, but I find that I am encumbered as I must hold both books at once as I read the French and take an occasional glance at the English translation to ascertain my understanding. Penguin's "French Parallel Text French Short Stories 1" negates the necessity of two books as it prints the French and English translations side by side on adjoining pages.

The eight stories in "French Short Stories I: Parallel Text" took me well over a year to read. I kept the book in a special place where I knew I would run across it each day and at least read a page or two. Not only did I get my daily dose of French, acclimating myself to the French turn of phrase and language usage, I found myself looking forward to discovering each piece of literature for its own merit and determining its place in twentieth century French writing.

For the most part each of the stories is typically French. "The Beach", the first of the stories (the stories are arranged in the order of least difficult first) is a fine example of the minimalist "new novel." Its repetition makes it less difficult to translate but does not by any means suggest that the theme or techniques utilized are in any way simplistic.

By far, my favorite story is the second story, "The Seven League Boots" by Marcel Ayme.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsModern French Fiction/New Wave Cinema
By Old Dog on May 6, 2009
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This anthology offers an excellent sampling of modern trends (1940s - 60s), not contemporary trends, in French literature (and art-house cinema), from Robbe-Grillet's purposeful tedium in tediously recounting French social rituals (noteably rendered in Last Year at Marianbad) to Marcel Ayme's brilliant mixture of realism and wrenching fantasy (a la Red Ballon) to Philippe Sollers's apologia for pristine solipsism (here, an unintentional parody of a French intellectual's grapplings with the mind-body problem; Maitre Woody Allen does Eric Rohmer)--do dust off your past subjunctives.
The translations are excellent: Norman Denny's rendering of Ayme's story deftly combines fantasy and urban reality; and Jean Stewart's rendering of Sollers's fluidly conversational, academic French is imaginatively intuituive. Essential reading for the intermediate to advanced student of French literature.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFrench Short Stories 1
By Elizabeth Sue Yancey on October 21, 2009
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I am trying to brush up my French language skills. I think this Parallel text is very helpful. It has the advantage of immediate reinforcement, without having to look up every word that I can't remember. I liked some of the stories better than others, but that is to be expected in any book with multiple stories.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFrench the best way
By E. K. Vanden Heuvel on November 11, 2011
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This book, "French Short Stories 1 /Nouvelles Francais 1- Parallel Text" is a real eye opener for me. It is possible to read the French by translating each word or phrase without grasping the meaning. With the parallel text, one can read the French and immediately read the English, grasp the concept and be enriched in the French language beyond the literal translation. I recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book for my students
By Diane Pelletier on April 12, 2013
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Love this bilingual book with each page translated. Left side French and right side English. Great for learning new vocabulary and sentence structure without having to go to the dictionary or grammar books.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic Book
By K. Allen on June 22, 2014
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The story selections are great and the French is progressive which really helps to build vocabulary without being overwhelming. I highly recommend this book to wannbe Francophones like myself, or any fan of foreign literature.
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4.0 out of 5 starsExcellently written, lacked adequate notes
By Jay H. Colborn on September 19, 2011
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The French and English were both well written, but some liberal translations made it difficult for me. I didn't like half the stories. My favorites were one about a French soldier fighting nazi forces. The other was about the problems of a returning prisoner-of-war's dealing with his unfaithful wife after returning home. Of major concern to me was the lack of notes, since I used the book as a learning tool, not a review.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSo happy I found this!
By dgi on June 17, 2014
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I do not often have the time to devote to lengthy tomes, but I can truly enjoy this compilation of short works. For the serious student, the casual reader, or that special person who is trying to re-capture their French studies, I would highly recommend this book. I am very happy with it!
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

I read the first paragraph

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3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

not alot of great reads honestly.

Published 8 months ago by Ana G. Done
2.0 out of 5 starsSo so reads

I am still reading but the 2 stories so far have not captured my attention v

Published 8 months ago by J. Halvorson
5.0 out of 5 starsThis book is an absolute gem for those wanting to ...

This book is an absolute gem for those wanting to grasp the French language!! Can't beat the price either. After all, reading propels the growth of language and vocabulary. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Mak2138
5.0 out of 5 starsGood book

Nice to read.

Published 19 months ago by Nathalie
3.0 out of 5 starsMore difficult than expected.

For level 1, it is quite difficult. My French friend tells me the stories are pretty old and it's kind of like reading Shakespeare.

Published 20 months ago by Dlb1228
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

Published 20 months ago by J. Santos
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat way to progress with grammar and vocabulary.

The French Parallel Text reader allows the student to read enjoyable passages with comprehensible, sensible translations on the opposing page. Read more

Published on January 26, 2014 by Johnny O.
4.0 out of 5 starsGood writing.

After I slowly read the first story in french, I enjoyed the stories so much, I could not take the time to understand it in french. I was too eager to read them in english.

Published on August 15, 2013 by nell hunt
4.0 out of 5 starsUseful

Just what I expected. The stories are not interesting by any means but it's a good parallel reader that helps me with my French which is all I was after.

Published on July 28, 2013 by Erica J.

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