Four German Stories: Vier Familiengeschichten fur unsere Zeit

Four German Stories is a reader of short stories by German and Austrian writers written from postwar to contemporary times. The stories are arranged in order of increasing complexity for vocabulary, syntax, style, topic and approach. The text is structured to be of use for English speaking students learning German and includes footnotes for difficult or idiomatic phrases, an extensive glossary for most words found in the stories, and pre-and post-reading discussion questions.