Multilingual Short Works Collection 036 - Poetry & Prose

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This is our 36th collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English) as listed below. All chosen and recorded by Librivox volunteers. - Summary by ToddHW 1. Chinese - 虬髯客傳 [Qiuran Ke Zhuan] - 12:38 Guangting Du Link to text Keywords: Chuanqi (short story), historical fiction, classic Chinese literature 2. French - Le Chateau hermétique - 17:53 Rachilde Link to text Keywords: Mystère, Nouvelle 3. French - De l'amitié - 35:30 Michel de Montaigne Link to text Keywords: essay, friendship 4. French - La dent - 11:24 Rachilde Link to text Keywords: Humour, Anecdote 5. French - La Groac’h de l’Île du Lok - 21:22 Emile Souvestre Link to text Keywords: Conte, Fée, Bretagne, Finistère, Amour 6. French - Le Piège à Revenant - 19:35 Rachilde Link to text Keywords: Nouvelle, Mystere, Enfant, Vacances 7. Galician - Adiós ríos, adiós fontes - 2:35 Rosalía de Castro Link to text Keywords: Cantares Gallegos, saudade, adiós 8. German - Das Nilpferd - 3:23 Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Link to text Keywords: Humoristische Fabel 9. German - Vom Fenster aus - 12:49 Hanns von Gumppenberg Link to text Keywords: psychology; meaning of life 10. German - Zum Nachdenken für Herrenreiter - 2:16 Franz Kafka Link to text Keywords: winning, success, friends, races 11. Greek - Η Ελληνίς προχωρεί [I Ellinis prohori] - 6:08 Ευγενία Ζωγράφου Link to text Keywords: feminism, agriculture, Dendrami, Ελληνική Επιθεώρηση 12. Luxembourgish - An der Ûcht - 3:03 Michel Lentz Link to text Keywords: flirting, young love, evening, old age, memories 13. Palatine German - Der Gummiballe mit de Dalle - 0:52 Lina Sommer Link to text Keywords: old age 14. Polish - Farys - 8:42 Adam Mickiewicz Link to text Keywords: wiersz, koń, jeździec, pościg 15. Polish - Kozaczyzna - 8:05 Bartłomiej Zimorowicz Link to text Keywords: wiersz, atak, napad, Kozacy 16. Polish - O rugach. O sejmach. O sessyach prowincyalnych - 32:20 Jędrzej Kitowicz Link to text Keywords: sejm, historia, liberum veto, Opis obyczajów i zwyczajów za panowania Augusta III 17. Polish - Znam mężów odważnych słów - 0:34 Stanisław Wyspiański Link to text Keywords: wiersz, przemowy, obłuda 18. Spanish - A los hombres - 3:05 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Link to text Keywords: Feminismo, Redondillas, Poesía, Siglo de Oro 19. Spanish - Con motivo de un presente - 0:42 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Link to text Keywords: Siglo de Oro, décimas, poesía 20. Spanish - Luz y sombra - 1:26 Ricardo Buenamar Link to text Keywords: love, heart, soul