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Spanish Stories / Cuentos Españoles (A Dual-Language Book)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 863.0108
EAN: 9780486253992
ISBN: 0486253996
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Dover Publications
Studio: Dover Publications
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Editorial Review:
Unique format offers 13 great stories in Spanish — from classics by Cervantes and Alarcon to contemporary works by Borges and Goytisolo. Complete faithful English translations on facing pages. Includes Spanish to English vocabulary, biographical-critical introductions, more.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Spanish/English literature
I purchased this book for a teen in Nicaragua as a gift. I cannot review the contents, but looking it over seemed to be a good concept for someone learning English.
Rating: - enjoyable
I'd like to consider myself an intermediate spanish student. This book is just a tad over my spanish reading level. I really enjoy a challenge, so I enjoyed trying to read the spanish side. The stories were a good read in english, but I think it would have been better for me to start with "First Spanish Reader".
Rating: - A great learning tool and a fun read
I bought the book with a view towards,
1) improving my Spanish
2) reading interesting new thoughts by Spanish writers
It achieved both goals admirably.
I also learned that apparently the Spanish language has not changed nearly as much as the English language from the time of Shakespeare and Cervantes to the present day. I understood more of the Cervantes -- in Spanish -- than in my first readings of Shakespeare in English, my native tongue.
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Rating: - An excellent book for the intermediate Spanish student
This book includes several excellent stories by many of the finest Spanish authors starting from the 16th century to the 20th. I recommend it highly for the intermediate Spanish student.
When I started reading book I had to regularly refer to the english page for a translation. At the end of the book, I seldom need to check the translation.
I assume that the stories written in the 16th and 17th centuries were re-written to update them into current Spanish, as I would think the older Spanish ... Read More
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