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Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item Details Additional Physical Format: Reviews User-contributed reviews Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Linked Data More info about Linked Data. Irrfahrten ; Der tote Zimmermann ; So du mir, so ich dir -- Bd. The book is aimed at year-olds, but quite suitable to be read by adults. Obviously, this is not a fun book for the beach and you have to gauge your own comfort level with a narrative that includes a phase of falling for the propaganda, and the impact on village life.
The big plus of this book is that all characters in the book are very real.
I realize that this might not be right for your intended level, I just mention it to vary the complexity a bit. It's a rather long book about the fantastic adventures of a boy, a robot friend of his and their self-built vehicle which can fly, swim and drive the name derives from these three properties. The same long book with fantastic story for young readers goes for everything by Michael Ende.
I will leave these two suggestions in one answer because I feel they are similar in style, target audience and originality and also because there are already several answers for Michael Ende's books. I'm not sure this is a famous tale in Germany, but looking for tales to read in order to improve my German I found a story called " Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten ", there is also an audio to listen to, so you can use the same story to improve listening.
I just remembered that we read Mario und der Zauberer by Thomas Mann , one of the classical German authors, in school native German ; , so maybe it's also suitable for learners of the language. Books by Hermann Hesse should qualify as readable, such as Unterm Rad , which has some autobiographic qualities as it explores the schooling and aspects of the private life of a boy in southern Germany towards the end of the 19th century. Sure they might be a bit old and a bit children-oriented but they still have high literary values and are not very difficult to comprehend?
Furthermore it's available for free both as an ebook on US Amazon or on German Amazon as well as an audiobook on librivox. You may also find a paid version read by professional readers on Audible. This is a novel from about a boy who sold his laughter. The language is understandable by fifth-graders, so it's not too difficult.
Buy it on amazon. The Tagebuch der Anne Frank is of immediate historical importance and gives incredible insights into the psyche of a year-old girl. It is not, however, a children's book. You could say that Anne writes for all audiences, and she's very, very talented. Her diary is a stunning achievement and it is at times a breathtaking experience to read it. Actually, I once had a flatmate from Canada for a year and gave him several books to read, and he found Pippi Langstrumpf and Der kleine Prinz extraordinarily readable, entertaining and just right for him — although they are originally in Swedish and French, respectively, but that doesn't stop the fun they give!
I'll include them here just because of this positive experience my flatmate had with them. Their simplicity makes them ideal first books for language learners. If you read Harry Potter fluently without consulting dictionaries or stumbling over the grammar, you are already an advanced reader so they will be too basic for you, even though they are both very entertaining for all ages.
A journalist from Vienna, about years ago. Also, a lesson in history. I don't have a Flesch score, but I don't think that the book is too difficult to read. Although there are some really long sentences, which can be difficult. I think nearly all major writings of this author , of Swiss origin are perfectly suited for your needs. He uses a plain, easy and yet fascinating langage, often describes ordinary things and activities like going on a walk in Der Spaziergang which is one of his best known stories, a nice story to begin with. His collected works are available as low-priced paperbacks so there is no risk but possibly a great discovery.
He also wrote a few novels. Most of his works are in the public domain so you can check them out at Project Gutenberg for example, Kleine Dichtungen. I just finished re-reading " der Fliegenmelker " by Rafik Shami. A serie of short stories from people living in Damascus in the 50'.
Very funny, very human and easy to read.
Thank you for your interest in this question. Because it has attracted low-quality or spam answers that had to be removed, posting an answer now requires 10 reputation on this site the association bonus does not count. Would you like to answer one of these unanswered questions instead? Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered. Simple but interesting German literature. It should fulfill the following criteria: Either classical literature, or contemporary and popular.
Should not be written for young children. Harry Potter passes, Green Eggs and Ham does not. On average, the sentences should not be very long, and most words among the most common. To quantify, let's say around 70 German Flesch Reading Ease. Not much deviation from Hochdeutsch, and not much slang.
Originally written in German. Revisions that make the work conform to neue Rechtschreibung and update archaic words are welcome but not necessary.
Amazon links will automatically be converted to Stackexchange affiliate links with the following syntax: So Harry Potter would be excluded considering your last point? Otherwise, it would be great. The original part makes it quite hard.. He became fireman on a steamboat, deck hand, farmer, silversmith, and merchant. To his great surprise, he found himself famous as an author. His mother had shown his diary, which he regularly sent home, and which contained descriptions of his adventures in the New World, to the editor of the Rosen, who published them in that periodical.
In his first novel, Die Regulatoren in Arkansas, appeared marking the start of a successful writing career. Henceforth the stream of his productiveness flowed on uninterruptedly. He experienced the California gold rush, crossed the South Pacific on a whaler, and wandered through Australia and experienced a "gold rush" there.
On his return to Germany, he settled in Leipzig. In he again went to South America, chiefly with a view to inspecting the German colonies there and reporting on the possibility of diverting the stream of German emigration in this direction.
Try it yourself and ask here if you don't succeed. When our staff observed such imperfections in the original work, these have either been repaired, or the title has been excluded from the Leopold Classic Library catalogue. Leopold is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Der Wilddieb ; Der erkaufte Henker -- Bd. Very famous, a very lovely read and not too difficult as it is aimed at young readers. You may send this item to up to five recipients.
In he accompanied Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Egypt and Abyssinia, and on his return settled at Coburg, where he wrote a number of novels descriptive of the scenes he had visited. He visited Mexico right after the collapse of the Second Mexican Empire, a situation about which he wrote a few passages in one of his books.
On his return lived first at Dresden and then at Brunswick. While preparing for a journey to India, China and Japan, he suffered a fatal cerebral haemorrhage on May 31, Bei diesem Werk handelt es sich um eine urheberrechtsfreie Ausgabe und um ein Kurzwerk.
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