Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts - Joseph von Eichendorff

Black Cat German Graded Reader (Easy Reader): Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts - Joseph von Eichendorff

Black Cat German Graded Reader (Easy Reader), 112 page fully-illustrated book + audio CD. Level B1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

Beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. The text includes an introduction in accessible German containing interesting facts that place the story into context as well as a glossary at the bottom of the page which explains difficult terms. The audio CD contains both a complete reading of the text by a professional narrator and a set of pronunciation exercises. The combined package of book and CD work brilliantly together to create a wonderful, captivating learning resource for intermediate level learners of German.

Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts by Joseph von Eichendorff - Summary

A young man leaves his family to go on an adventure in search for his real purpose. After numerous encounters he falls in love with a woman he has never met who lives in a castle. Unable to find peace he decides to start travelling again accompanied by the music of the violin that followsh him wherever he goes. A beautiful and harmonious story and a classic of German Romanticism period.

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Er arbeitet nicht gern. Lieber liegt er im Gras oder wandert durch die Welt, spielt auf der Geige und singt dazu. Sein Vater hat ihn von zu Hause fortgeschickt, weil er so einen nicht brauchen kann. Der Taugenichts arbeitet kurze Zeit in einem Schloss, aber das ist nichts für ihn. Unglücklich verliebt, macht er sich wieder auf den Weg. In Italien trifft er seltsame Menschen und dann wird es unheimlich…