Spanish Short Stories: Cuentos En Espanol (New Penguin Parallel Text Series): 0 Paperback – 30 Sept. 1999

A quite brilliant little book buy it's not for beginners. The format of the story in Spanish on one page and then in English on the opposite page is a great way to read Spanish but have a ready translation for the words you don't know. It is also a great way to pick up little colloquial phrases that really useful in conversational Spanish. Great value for money: I've bought several copies and given them as presents to friends who are learning the language.

This helped me in my Spanish learning. It contains quite a few short stories, translated in both English and Spanish. The beauty here is that whilst translating a word makes sense in part, presenting it in the context of a sentance or indeed a paragraph makes my understanding of the Spanish language far better.This is easy to read in both Spanish and in English and is suitable for intermediate students.

Very well preserve, good quality

Great book, only read the first story so far but very entertaining and great format, with translation on the opposite page.Only thing I would say is the book is not for complete beginners (in my opinion) as the Spanish is not always simple. Would recommend for anyone with at least 3-6 months Spanish completed.Learnt tons of new vocab from this. Def recommend

I expected something better. But I will use it.

This book is great for anyone interested in improving their Spanish without feeling it's a chore. I really enjoyed the stories - written by well known authors including Isabel Allende and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The parallel text format makes the stories easy to read, without having to look up difficult words in the dictionary. The notes at the back of the book explain some colloquial expressions which is great for anyone interested in the culture of Spanish speaking countries. Highly recommended.

I am intermediate in Spanish and I could read the stories with the translation

The stories are of varying lengths and difficulty of language. I found them interesting and easy to read due to the translation being well synchronised on the opposite page. The foot notes were useful in explaining South American culture and idioms - the stories are a mixture of European and American Spanish. There did not seem to be any great difference in vocabulary between the two versions. I would recommend them for someone with more than a basic knowledge of the language.