Multilingual Short Works Collection 009

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This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English). All chosen and recorded by Librivox volunteers. 01 - Japanese - Numachi by Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892-1927) [1916] - Text - Key words: prose, fiction, painting 02 - Japanese - Hamano Fuyu by Nagatsuka Takashi (1879-1915) [1907] - Text - Key words: prose, fiction, seashore, winter 03 - Russian - Демон. Часть 1 / Demon. Part 1 by Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841) [1841] - Text - Key words: romantic poetry 04 - Russian - Демон. Часть 2 / Demon. Part 2 by Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841) [1841] - Text - Key words: romantic poetry 05 - German - Waldeinsamkeit by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) [1851] - Text - Key words: Poem 06 - Polish - Przestroga młodemu by Ignacy Krasicki (1735-1801) [1882-1883] - Text - Key words: poezja, satyra, przestroga, młodość 07 - Japanese - Tsushima Izuharakou nite by Nagatsuka Takashi (1879-1915) [1912] - Text - Key words: prose, fiction, Tsushima 08 - Ukrainian - Твої очі, як те море by Ivan Franko (1856-1916) [1883] - Text - Key words: verse, lyrical 09 - Japanese - Aoi Tokeidai by Ogawa Mimei (1882-1961) [1914] - Text - Key words: children, moonlight, star, night, music, prose 10 - Japanese - Ikinokuni Katsumoto nite by Nagatsuka Takashi (1879-1915) [1912] - Text - Key words: prose, fiction, Iki 11 - Japanese - Safuran by Mori Ogai (1862-1922) [1914] - Text - Key words: prose,essay,saffron 12 - Danish - Guldhornene by Adam Oehlenschläger (1779-1850) [1803] - Text - Key words: poetry, great importance for the Danish Romantic period 13 - Danish - Flugten til Amerika by Christian Winther (1796-1876) [1835] - Text - Key words: poetry, children's classic 14 - Polish - Trup w obłokach by Mark Twain (1835-1910) translated by anonymous [1912] - Text - Key words: wynalazek, śmierć, opowiadanie 15 - Japanese - Syobugoto by Kikuchi Kan (1888-1948) [1920] - Text - Key words: prose, fiction, gamble 16 - Japanese - Kumade to Chyochin by Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) [1899] - Text - Key words: non-fiction, bamboo rake, lantern 17 - Japanese - Nyusya no Ji by Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892-1927) [1916] - Text - Key words: non-fiction, greeting 18 - Japanese - Sake by Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) [1899] - Text - Key words: non-fiction, alcohol