Auslese

Auslese assembles some of the best and most representative modern prose and verse in German (there is no translation), the works of Germany's most distinguished writers of the 20th century -- Böll, Hesse, Kafka, Schnitzler, Rilke, Brecht, Mann, Dürrenmatt, etc. The selections are arranged for variety; moreover, this is a progressive reader: each selection is a bit more difficult to read than the previous one. Each selection is accompanied by reading aids -- a biographical sketch of the author (in English), a word list highlighting the important words in the selection and its definitions in English; running glosses throughout the selection on the opposite side for difficult words or idioms; and a quiz at the end of each selection tests the reader's comprehension. This is an ideal book for intermediate students of the German language who wants to be able, eventually, to read German texts unaided.