Einfach Deutsch lesen: Der silberne Kugelschreiber - Kurzgeschichten - Niveau: leicht

by Angelika Bohn

In der S-Bahn leiht Petra einem alten Mann ihren alten silbernen Kugelschreiber und folgt ihm dann in sein Buchgeschäft. Woher kennt sie diesen Ort? Und woher kennt der alte Mann ihren Namen? In dem Buchgeschäft macht Petra eine Reise zurück in ihre Vergangenheit. Aber auch ihr Kugelschreiber von einer Person zur nächsten und immer weiter. Kommt er am Ende wieder zu Petra zurück? Even Mark Twain said, “When a German dives into a sentence, you won’t see him again until he emerges at the other end with the verb between his teeth.” So, isn’t reading German just frustrating and tiring, making you want to rip the pages out of the book?! Well, it doesn’t have to be. This is where books like the Einfach Deutsch lesen series come in, which prove that reading can boost your language knowledge and be enjoyable at the same time. Plot and characters always come first. Offering stories the room they need to evolve is paramount to creating depth and to breathing life into the characters. Vocabulary and grammar are then adapted to the level indicated on the book cover. These levels are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Familiar vocabulary is reinforced and new words are gradually introduced in context, without causing the reader frustration.

Genres: German Literature

90 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2016

Reviews

[Lastoadri]

This is the first novel which I finish alone in German..

[Nathan West]

Great book for learning!

Have you been memorizing hundreds of words on Duolingo? I'm so happy that I've read this book, because it's finally made learning German fun. All I want to do now is read books like these. I'm definitely going to read the other books by this author and then gradually move on to more difficult books. Reading this book has been a major breakthrough for me in terms of grammar, vocabulary, and understanding German culture.

The story itself is fun and engaging and easy to follow. The various situations throughout the book give opportunities to learn an assortment of vocabulary.

[Amal]

Sehr gut! Das war mein erstes echtes Buch auf deutsch. Ich fand es interessant und wirklich hilfreich. Hab viele Grammatik punkte gelernt.

[Melanie Grace]

I read this in my German studies, and honestly, for a book written for learners, this book went above and beyond. Cute story with a satisfying ending. It was really well written! I love when these learner series actually make books GOOD instead of just a means for a quick cash grab. Absolutely loved this cute and quick read! Nothing too profound but for what it is supposed to be, I think it's nearly as good as it can get.

[Vicky Hunt]

A Series of Scenes
This is the next in this series of this German graded reader series, at level A1/A2. The scenes are interesting on an adult level of learning, and are filled with surprising twists along the way.

Again there is much variety here in this one book, with many new key vocabulary which is reinforced throughout, but in the normal everyday way we use language. This creates not only interesting phrases the German speaker will want to use in the real world, but it makes for some very funny situations. I really enjoyed re-reading many whole paragraphs because of the phraseology.

I recommend this series for anyone learning German, and I think it will appeal to adults of all ages. Like all of the graded readers, I've read the whole thing through three times, and will probably read it a few more times. It is a charming story and very reinforcing for new language learners.

[Ramu Vairavan]

Klass! Es war ein tolles Buch!

Frau Bohn waren letzten Sommer meine Deutschlehrerin an der Universität Stuttgart. Ich habe viel von ihre Deutchunterricht gelernt. Jetzt fühle ich, dass Sie auch eine gute Schriftstellerin sind.

Die Handlung des Buches war voller spannender Wendungen. Das Reise des Kugelschreiber war sehr interessant und verbindet alle Figuren, mir hat es total gefallen. Viele Teile waren auch lustig. Vor allem war das Geschichte für Anfänger leicht zu verstehen.

Ich freue mich auf die anderen Bücher von Frau Bohn zu lesen. Ich empfehle dieses Buch für alle Einsteiger!

[Sergie]

Touching, simple, romantic and enticing

Dynamic plot of a detective peppered with nitty-gritty words and details. The reading was a breeze. My heartfelt hat-tip goes to Jenny (germanwithjenny dot com) und an Die Autorin.

[steven levitt]

Great book for german learners

Entertaining storyline with simple sentence structure makes this a great book for intermediate German learners. I'm in the process of reading everything she writes

[SJ]

I didn't enjoy it as much as the two Frauenschuh books by the same writer, but I have really enjoyed being able to read a book in German without help. This book is perfectly written to make it entertaining and easy to read for a relative beginner.

[Garima Yadav]

Wow just wow! The stories are very interesting. I got so engrossed in them, I didn't check vocabulary much , I didn't care for it. I cared about the characters. I am so glad Petra didn't get back with that blöd Jürgen. I loved this book.

[Andrey]

I think it is a good book to start reading in German. The words used are not so artistic and unusable in real life.
Unfortunately I did not like the plot so much. And I failed to feel myself attached to any of the characters. Their behavior most of the time seemed cringy, to my taste.

[Martha De Garay]

La descripción de diferentes historias a través de un bolígrafo perdido. Algunas de las narraciones resultan inverosímiles o absurdas y al final del libro descubrimos el porqué. Muy divertido libro para practicar mi alemán.

[Caroline]

Ok ça permet de lire en allemand, mais encore une fois j’ai l’impression que c’est vraiment plutôt pour des enfants. Je ne recommanderai pas à un adulte, ou alors seulement en tant qu’exercice de lecture.

[Vaga989]

Great

I was looking something like this. My recommendation is to listen and read simultaniously. Perfect. Especially since there are no uses of Präteritum

[Samuel Quintero]

Nice way to learn

Nice short stories to read that help your German learning in a very funny way, introducing new words with very simple situation

[Abraham Corona]

Es ist eine perfekte Empfehlung um Deutsch zu lernen. Die Geschicht ist attraktiv und unterhaltsam.

Ich will alle Buch von Aneglika empfehlen.

[Dhruv Garg]

Ein gutes Buch aber die Endung war nicht unterhaltsam.

[Praveen Kumar]

very useful in learning new things and also the german learning

[Stefanie]

perfect for german language students

easy to read, fun stories, spot on vocab help, conveniently labeled level…love this writer! thank you so much Angelika Bohn

[Ole]

I read this for German class and loved it! Interesting and fun stories, and perfect for learning! The vocab lists are helpful.

[Mert]

This book is a proof that graded readers do not have to be boring. Love the ending!

[Joey Kuan]

First German book! An easy read (but I took some time 😅). Felt proud that I actually can read a German book and understood what was happening. 🥲 Story was kinda whimsical.

[Bob Berkeley]

Excellent story

Very well written. I will be buying more of these books. I certainly hope more books will be coming soon

[Oleana]

I read this for German class and loved it! Interesting and fun stories, and perfect for learning! The vocab lists are helpful.

[Sachie]

I have read 7 books by this author and I really enjoyed all of her books.
Actually I read them not only once but at least two times. The first time I read just as a novel, but the second or third time I read them to learn new vocabularies.

I hope to continue reading more of her books.

[Ruth clarke]

Ich habe dieses Buch gern gelesen. Die Geschichte ist sehr gut geschrieben und hat mich bis zum Ende gefesselt. Ich habe mit Kindle und dem Hörbuch zusammen gelesen und dabei viel gelernt.