Author:Various, John L. King Binding: Paperback Published: 2001-01-02 ISBN: 0140265414 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
"Great stories but tough for intermediates"
"Not exactly a literal translation."
"Challenging for Beginners"
"not for me"
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Reflecting the variety of modern Spanish literature, these stories range from the sharp insights of Gabriel García Marquez's María dos Prazeres to Isabel Allende's powerful evocation of the oral traditions of the Amerindian Walimai, the deceptive simplicity of Javier Marías's On the Honeymoon, and the philosophical speculation of Laura Freixas's Absurd Ending.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Great stories but tough for intermediates I will add that if you are looking for light reading this may not be for you. This is "real" literature and requires some concentration. IMHO intermediates will find the stories challenging to read in Spanish and beginners may give up (although the English translations are worth reading as well). My favorite story was Maria dos Prazeres.
Not exactly a literal translation. When I look for parallel text books, it is important to me that each book does an accurate job translating the original Spanish into its exact English equivalent. These books are training aids, and as such, I feel they need to uphold that accuracy as best as possible. However, this book takes some liberties. The authors will take Spanish phrases and words, and mold them into English phrases and words that are chosen by their own taste in vocabulary. For the student who is learning one language or the... more info
Challenging for Beginners I love, love, love the Allende story, but generally found the stories selected for this book dark and depressing. No matter, I'm sure that many won't agree with me. I just want to note that the vocabulary and sentence structure can be pretty challenging (I'm about intermediate), so this might not be suitable for beginners, but might be just what someone who is more advanced is looking for.
not for me I know, these are supposed to be great literary works. Sorry, not very interesting!
