Language learners' bite-sized fiction (20 books)

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Anthologies, preferably of different authors, preferably bilingual, ideally useful as easy, accessible reading for language learners

- I'm not adding separate novellas, because there are GR lists for those
- I am not adding anthologies by the same author because - see above
- Ideally, anthologies of various authors will provide more variety for a mature reader and help find authors of interest

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1	Short Stories in Italian: New Penguin Parallel Text by Nick Roberts (Editor) 3.66 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	First Japanese Reader Japanese Graded Readers by Ronan Marx 4.53 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	A Man Becomes His Self: A Novella for Lost Souls by Mathijs Koenraadt (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	茉莉花: やさしい中国語で読む自伝エッセイ by 陳淑梅 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	New Penguin Parallel Text: Short Stories in Chinese by John Balcom (Editor & Translator) 3.58 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Short Stories in German, Erzählungen auf Deutsch: New Penguin Parallel Text by Ernst Zillekens (Editor) 3.46 avg rating — 177 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Danske noveller, fra Johannes V. Jensen til Martin Andersen Nexø by Johannes V. Jensen 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Short Stories in Japanese: New Penguin Parallel Text by Michael Emmerich (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 354 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	From the Cradle to the Grave by Clare West 3.53 avg rating — 245 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Povești și legende rusești by Charles Downing 3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Russian Stories/Русские Рассказы: A Dual-Language Book by Gleb Struve (Editor, Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 350 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Short Stories in Spanish: New Penguin Parallel Text by John R. King (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 484 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Short Stories in French: New Penguin Parallel Text by Richard Coward (Editor, Translator) 3.32 avg rating — 238 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	French Short Stories 1: Parallel Text by Pamela Lyon (Editor) 3.52 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Italian Short Stories 1 by Raleigh Trevelyan 3.40 avg rating — 90 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Italian Short Stories by Dimitri Vittorini 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language Book by Wallace Fowlie (Editor) 3.78 avg rating — 226 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Spanish Stories / Cuentos Españoles (A Dual-Language Book) by Ángel Flores (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 185 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Spanish Short Stories 1 / Cuentos hispánicos 1 by Jean Franco (Editor) 3.48 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Classic Spanish Stories and Plays: The Great Works of Spanish Literature for Intermediate Students by Marcel C. Andrade 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars