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Tag: German books

Krabat: The Third Year

September 17, 2023September 18, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 2 Comments

I'm very pleased that I finished reading Krabat by Otfried Preußler this summer. Taking it slowly, one part per month, helped me get through and feel that I'd made a real step in German fluency. Here follows my summary of the third part in German and English, and some final thoughts in English. Nach Michals … Continue reading Krabat: The Third Year

Krabat: The First Year

June 25, 2023September 18, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 8 Comments

This year for my Summer in Other Languages self-challenge, I am reading the novel Krabat by Otfreid Preußler. As I did with my reading of Die Kleine Hexe two years ago, I'm going to post a summary in German and English, plus some thoughts in English. I'll focus at first on my impressions from reading … Continue reading Krabat: The First Year

Die Kleine Hexe: Chapters 16-20

August 1, 2021July 31, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 4 Comments

Here's the final post from my Summer in Other Languages readalong, Die Kleine Hexe by Otfried Preußler, with a summary in German, an English translation, and some last thoughts on the conclusion of the book. If' you've been following along, thanks for being with me on this journey! I've really enjoyed it and I hope … Continue reading Die Kleine Hexe: Chapters 16-20

Die Kleine Hexe: Chapters 11-15

July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 4 Comments

Here’s part three of my Summer in Other Languages readalong of Die Kleine Hexe by Otfried Preußler. Once again, I’ll give a short summary of this section in German, an English version of the summary, and some observations and questions. Die kleine Hexe sucht mehr Menschen zu helfen mit ihrer Verzauberung. Sie hilft Thomas und … Continue reading Die Kleine Hexe: Chapters 11-15

Die Kleine Hexe: Chapters 6-10

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 ~ Lory

Here's part two of my Summer in Other Languages readalong of Die Kleine Hexe by Otfried Preußler. As before, I'll give a short summary of this section in German, an English version of the summary, and some observations and questions. Die kleine Hexe sucht Wege eine gute Hexe zu sein. Sie trefft drei alte Weiber … Continue reading Die Kleine Hexe: Chapters 6-10

Die Kleine Hexe: Chapters 1-5

July 11, 2021July 10, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 8 Comments

This month, I'm reading Die Kleine Hexe (The Little Witch) by Otfried Preußler, a classic book by one of Germany's favorite children's authors. His books are popular in translation as well, so if you are not up to reading in German, it should be possible to find them in English or another language. Each week … Continue reading Die Kleine Hexe: Chapters 1-5

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