Italian Stories: A Dual-Language Book

by Robert A. Hall Jr.

Eleven great stories in original Italian with vivid, accurate English translations on facing pages, teaching and practice aids, Italian-English vocabulary, more. Chronologically arranged stories by Boccaccio, Machiavelli, d'Annunzio, Pirandello and Moravia, plus significant works by lesser-knowns.

Genres: Italy, Italian Literature, Language, Fiction, Short Stories

351 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Robert Anderson Hall Jr. (1911–1997) was an American linguist and specialist in the Romance languages.
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Reviews

[Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good way to taste a dozen 19th and 20th century Italian authors; and to improve one's Italian at the same time.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

I definitely picked up proficiency as I went through the book. Although I can’t believe these are the best short stories written in the Italian language, they were entertaining and gave you a glimpse into the thinking and the attitudes and the world of their times. I would have benefitted if the sections in Italian then English could have been a bit shorter, so I could have the English reinforcement sooner, but otherwise I enjoyed it.

I have moved on to a second one in the same style.

[Marilyn Sue Michel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Se avrai la disciplina necessaria per finire questo libro, migliorerai notevolmente il tuo italiano. Le storie sono antiquate e alcuni autori amano molto frasi lunghe. Molte pagine di appunti e vocabolario completano il libro.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great way to keep up your Italian. Has English translation on opposoing page.

[Megan]

A fantastic concept, have engaging short stories available in both languages side by side for study, but, sadly, my Italian has never been up to scratch so I could actually read it...