Informationen zum Autor Ernst Zillekens teaches German at Charterhouse in Godalming, Surrey. Ernst Zillekens teaches German at Charterhouse in Godalming, Surrey. Klappentext This new volume of eight short stories with parallel English translations offers students of German at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature. The majority of these stories have been written in the past decade and reflect a rich diversity of styles and themes. Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language. Zusammenfassung This volume of eight short stories offers students of German at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature with the aid of parallel translations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Short Stories in GermanIntroduction The Listener! or a Description of a Route with a Hidden Motive Siegfried Lenz (b. 1926) Waiting for the Guests Dieter Wellershoff (b. 1925) Eating Mussels (Excerpt) Birgit Vanderbeke (b. 1956) The Good Old Days Gabriele Wohmann (b. 1932) Lascia Judith Hermann (b. 1970) Chicago/Shanty Town Georg Klein (b. 1953) Grandfather and the Decision-makers Christoph Hein (b. 1944) The Suspect Jurek Becker (b. 1937) Notes on German Text Acknowledgments

Autorentext
Ernst Zillekens teaches German at Charterhouse in Godalming, Surrey. Ernst Zillekens teaches German at Charterhouse in Godalming, Surrey.

Klappentext
This new volume of eight short stories with parallel English translations offers students of German at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature. The majority of these stories have been written in the past decade and reflect a rich diversity of styles and themes. Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.

Zusammenfassung
This volume of eight short stories offers students of German at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature with the aid of parallel translations.

Inhalt
Short Stories in GermanIntroduction
The Listener, or a Description of a Route with a Hidden Motive
Siegfried Lenz (b. 1926) Waiting for the Guests
Dieter Wellershoff (b. 1925)**Eating Mussels (Excerpt)**
Birgit Vanderbeke (b. 1956)The Good Old Days
Gabriele Wohmann (b. 1932)Lascia
Judith Hermann (b. 1970)Chicago/Shanty Town
Georg Klein (b. 1953)Grandfather and the Decision-makers
Christoph Hein (b. 1944)The Suspect
Jurek Becker (b. 1937)Notes on German Text
Acknowledgments