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Short Stories in Esperanto for Beginners

Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Esperanto the fun way!
Series: Readers
Brief Description
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Esperanto. "Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Short Stories in Esperanto for Beginners is an unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for adult and young adult learners.

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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Esperanto.

"Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers

Short Stories in Esperanto for Beginners has been written especially for students from high-beginner to low-intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A1-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when reading.

What does this book give you?

- Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary

- Controlled language at your level to help you progress confidently

- Realistic spoken dialogues to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability

- Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way

- Pleasure! Research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard!' 'I don't understand!'

Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including:

- A glossary for bolded words in each chapter

- Full plot summary

- A bilingual word list

- Comprehension questions after each chapter.

As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Esperanto for Beginners will make learning Esperanto easy and enjoyable.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399823517

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd

Illustration: 9 b&w line illustrations

Contributors:

  • Read by Marteno Minih

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 195g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Olly Richards is a foreign language expert and teacher. He speaks eight languages and is known for teaching languages through the power of story.

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