{"product_id":"2026200015668-secondhand-german-short-stories-1-deutsche-kurzgeschichten-1","title":"German Short Stories 1: Deutsche Kurzgeschichten 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark in bilingual publishing, German Short Stories 1: Deutsche Kurzgeschichten 1 is a carefully curated anthology that brings together some of the finest short fiction from the German literary tradition, presented in a parallel-text format with the original German alongside an English translation. This Penguin Parallel Text edition is designed to immerse the reader directly in the works of celebrated 20th-century German-language authors — including names such as Heinrich Böll, Ilse Aichinger, and Wolfdietrich Schnurre — whose stories chronicle the tensions, absurdities, and quiet tragedies of modern life in postwar Germany and Austria.\n\nThe parallel-text format makes this volume a rare dual-purpose treasure: it functions simultaneously as a sophisticated literary anthology and as an invaluable language-learning tool, allowing readers to navigate between two languages without losing the nuance of the original prose. The stories range in tone from darkly comic to achingly melancholic, illustrating the rich diversity of the German short story form at its mid-century peak. Each carefully selected piece rewards close reading, and the cumulative effect of the collection argues powerfully for the short story as one of literature's most potent and economical forms. Whether you are drawn by a love of language or a passion for European fiction, this volume will leave you hungry for Volume 2.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203258523867,"sku":"2026200015668-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/78377f21-574e-4d67-a93a-2b58b7da0d5f.png?v=1788146631","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015668-secondhand-german-short-stories-1-deutsche-kurzgeschichten-1","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}