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Greek Easy Readers (Deltos)

by Αργυρώ Μαργαρίτη

In a provincial town the old red-brick house has been keeping its secrets for twenty years. A mysterious judge, his weird sister, some dusty old manuscripts, and a murder bring back an old, forgotten, or perhaps conveniently buried, story. Greek Easy Readers Series Greek Easy Readers are targeted toward people learning Greek and looking for literature that doesn't require them to constantly pick up a dictionary. The book series are original works of adventure and mystery and include definitions for difficult words along with the English, French and German equivalents. They also contain reading comprehension exercises and ideas for classroom activities. The books range from Stages 1-5, Stage 1 being the easiest, and Stage 5 being the most difficult. In Greek Softcover, 92 pages

85 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Η Αργυρώ Μαργαρίτη γεννήθηκε στη Νέα Ιωνία. Μεγάλωσε σε μια προσφυγική γειτονιά, τότε που το παιχνίδι στους δρόμους ήταν τρόπος ζωής. Σπούδασε γαλλική και ελληνική φιλολογία στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, έκανε μεταπτυχιακό στη Σορβόννη, παρακολούθησε μαθήματα γλωσσολογίας στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Μπεσανσόν, ιστορία της τέχνης στο Γαλλικό Ινστιτούτο και συμμετείχε για δύο χρόνια στα διεθνή προγράμματα Lingua. Εργάστηκε ως εκπαιδευτικός στο Πειραματικό Λύκειο Αναβρύτων και τα τρία τελευταία χρόνια στο Ελληνικό Σχολείο των Βρυξελλών. Έχει εκδώσει πέντε βιβλία, έχει επιμεληθεί δύο ντοκιμαντέρ και έχει γράψει τηλεοπτικά σενάρια.

Reviews

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the last of a long series of graded readers in Greek, which are very appropriate for adult learners. I will miss them. This one is quite an interesting mystery, which doesn't end at all the way I thought.
I love having a whole book to read (this one I read in its app on my IPad, the earlier ones with way too fine type on 'y phone. I'm not sure they are still available printed.)
My only desire would be that one could hear it on audio, too.
I don't think I'm good enough to read "real" books yet. My teacher has discovered some PDF books with stories and exercises, intended more for young adults, but I miss the length of these books.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finally finished this one! Had to take a break for a while to improve my Greek. This is the last - and most difficult - of all the Greek graded readers I have. It still wasn't a breeze for me to read, but I was able to get through it.

I guessed the ending early on, so it was a slow slog through lots of story to find out if I was right. This is difficult not only because of vocabulary, but because the events shift around in time a lot. Hard to keep track of what happened to whom, when. It's good practice for intermediate to upper intermediate Greek learners (say, B1 or B2).