Multilingual Short Works Collection 036 - Poetry & Prose

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