{"product_id":"parallel-text-german-short-stories-volume-1","title":"Parallel Text: German Short Stories: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuch maligned in pre-war Germany, the short story enjoyed a creative rebirth in 1945. Initially imported by the Allies, the form also matched perfectly the prevailing mood of irony, objectivity and mistrust of the didactic.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith the original German text running alongside English translations, this collection features stories from eight outstanding post-war authors including Heinrich Böll, Ilse Aichinger and Reinhard Lettau which students will find both educational and engrossing. Böll’s opening story 'Pale Anna' follows a soldier returning home, his situation comparable to that of the writer in the first months of peace: he knows no-one and has few words not linked to painful memories. This poignant narrative is followed by a variety of tales representing the diversity of the time and including satires, explorations of private obsessions and experiments in form and language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Published: in UK\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Pages: 176\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Language: English\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 13: 9780140020403\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 10: 0140020403\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"-","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39469455573095,"sku":"","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/parallel-text-german-short-stories-volume-1","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}