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Foreign language books at the Downtown library
by Tara LS
Many people don't realize this, but on the 3rd floor at the downtown library, there is a larger collection of foreign language books than at the branch libraries. The languages are the same but the selection is much larger. So go on up to the 3rd floor and check out our wide selection of foreign language books.
Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Hindi, Gujarathi, Marathi, Kannada, Panjabi, Malayam, Bengali, Telegu, Tamil, Urdu, German, Arabic, French, Japanese, Russian, Hebrew, Portuguese and Italian are all represented in the Ann Arbor District Library's foreign language collection.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions or if there is a language that is not listed that you would like the library to have materials in, please contact stantont@aadl.org
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2007 Biblioteca Breve Winner
by Tara LS
Read the latest Bibloteca Breve winner, a Spanish language book award. Put a hold on it through the library catalog or by calling the Holds/Renewals line at 327-4219. You can also find it at the Mallets Creek branch
Juan Manuel de Prada, author of "La tempestad" and "La vida invisible", was the winner of Spanish publishing company Seix Barral's prestigious Biblioteca Breve prize for his new book, El Septimo Velo, a love story and adventure novel selected from over 390 submissions. Set during the Second World War, the story follows the main character Julio to Nazi-occupied France, post-civil war Spain, and Argentina as he searches to uncover a family secret hidden for half a century.
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More new Spanish children's books at the library!
by Tara LS
There are new children's books in Spanish in the foreign language collection at the library. There are new books at every branch and the selection varies. Take the time to browse the shelves at each branch and look for the new stickers on books. Any questions, comments or suggestions, please e-mail stantont@aadl.org
Apártate de Mississipi! por Cornelia Funke
By the popular German author of Inkheart and Dragon Rider
Matias y los imposibles
A children's book by Peruvian author and winner of the 2006 Alfaguara Prize, Santiago Roncagliolo.
El cartero que se convirtió en carta
See the results as the village postman tells a friendly witch how envious he is of the letters he carries as they can travel and he cannot.
Clifford: Huevos de pascua
A Spanish translation of Clifford and the Big Egg Hunt. More Clifford books in Spanish coming soon.
La bella durmiente/Sleeping beauty
La princesa y el guisante/The princess and the pea
Cenicienta/Cinderella
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New Spanish Children's Books!
by Tara LS
There are new children's books in Spanish in the foreign language collection at the library. There are new books at every branch and the selection varies. Take the time to browse the shelves at each branch and look for the new stickers on books. Any questions, comments or suggestions, please e-mail stantont@aadl.org
A selection of new children's books:
Nochecita por Yuyi Morales
Beautiful pastel-like illustrations.
El jardin del dragon purpura por Carole Wilkinson
Translation of Dragonkeeper, 2004 winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year award.
Es dia de feria, Ambar Dorado por Paula Danziger
A translation of "It's a Fair Day, Amber Brown", part of the popular Amber Brown series.
Juan Ramon Jimenez: Dónde cantan los pájaros que cantan?
A collection of poems from Nobel Prize winner for literature, Juan Ramon Jimenez, about various topics such as nature, the ocean and colors. Compiled by Juana Villazán Povedano.
Sopa de cactus
A Mexican retelling of Stone Soup by popular folklore writer Eric Kimmel.
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New Spanish books for adults (translated fiction)
by Tara LS
New popular fiction translated into Spanish. Any questions, comments or suggestions on Spanish language materials or any foreign language materials, please e-mail stantont@aadl.org
Cell por Stephen King
A translation of King's popular novel in which a single pulse transmitted through every operating cell phone on the planet turns people everywhere into inhuman killing machines, and civilization grinds to a halt in a terrifying riot of violence. It falls to a small group of survivors to turn the tables and take back the streets--or die trying.
Laberinto de sueno y angustia por Atiq Rahimi
Translated directly from Persian, Rahimi is the Afghan author and producer of the novella and subsequent film "Earth and Ashes".
Tiempo de matar por Lisa Gardner
Translated from English "The Killing Hour", a novel by popular mystery and suspense writer Lisa Gardner.
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New Spanish books for adults (Original Spanish works)
by Tara LS
New original Spanish titles from multiple countries. Any questions, comments or suggestions on Spanish language materials or any foreign language materials, please e-mail stantont@aadl.org
Un dulce olor a muerte por Guillermo Arriaga
A murder novel from Mexican author, screenwriter and producer Guillermo Arriaga (21 Grams and Babel).
Tortugas acuaticas por Roxana Popelka
A collection of diverse short stories by Spanish poet, critic, screenwriter, and author Popelka.
El mundo se acaba todos los dias por Fernando Marias
A new book "The World Ends Every Day" from the Spanish journalist, author and screenwriter Fernando Marias.
Cielo de tango/Sky of tango por Elsa Osorio
A historical novel of Argentina told by means of the saga of two families on the opposites extremes of the social scale by popular Argentinean novelist Elsa Osorio.
Los Companeros por Marco Antonio Flores
Guatamelan author Marco Antonio Flores' book about failed querilla movements and criticism of Latin American governments and military. This novel is said to have redefined the Guatamelan novel after its publication in 1976.
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New Spanish books for adults at the library (translated non-fiction)
by Tara LS
There are many new Spanish books for adults at the library. There are various books throughout the branches with the selection being different at each branch. Browse the catalog by searching by call number "FLC SPA" or browse the shelves and look for the new stickers on Spanish books.
Popular non-fiction translated into Spanish:
Islam: Pasado y presente de las comunidades musulmanas by John Esposito
A translation of Esposito's "Islam: the straight path", an excellent book on Islam and the Muslim community from one of the foremost experts on Islam.
El malestar en la globalizacion by Joseh E. Stiglitz
A translation of "Globalization and its Discontents", one of the major books on the poor effects of globalization and international aid by the 2001 winner of the Nobel prize for economics.
Las pequenas memorias por Jose Saramago
Jose Saramago's (1998 Nobel prize winner for literature) autobiographical childhood stories translated from Portuguese.
El Secreto/The Secret por Rhonda Byrne
The Spanish translation of the New Age self help book popularized by The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Temptress Moon
by french_film_grl
Temptress Moon can be summed up with two letters....P.U.
This movie is a supposed "love story", but I couldn't find the "love" in the story.
The leading man Zhongliang, Leslie Cheung, proclaims at the beginning of the movie he can no longer love. The leading woman Ruyi, Gong Li, cannot bear the fact he cannot love her. Consequently they both set out to prove their positions in this "love affair".
Due to the fact this film is full of scenes that float between the past and the present, the storyline develops a disjointed air throughout.
The characters are also hard to connect with. The weak dialogue between the characters, when they do converse, hinders the ability of the film to come together.
This is no Farewell My Concubine even though the director, Kaige Chen, is the same. The official FFG rating of this movie is a 3.
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Foreign language books at the library!
by Tara LS
If you know another language besides English, you may want to check out the library's large and continuously growing Foreign Language Collection.
We have many different languages including Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Indian languages (including Hindi, Gujarathi, Marathi, Kannada, Panjabi, Malayalam, Bengali, Telegu, Tamil and Urdu) Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Hebrew, Portuguese, Farsi and Italian.
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More new Arabic books
by Tara LS
More new Arabic books at all library locations. Look for the new "FLC 7/07" stickers on each book when browsing or search the catalog by call number ranging from "FLC ARA 152" to "FLC ARA 191". If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about Arabic books or other foreign language books at the library, please e-mail stantont@aadl.org.
al-Zaynī Barakāt by Jamāl al-Ghīṭānī.
ʻAbir sarīr : riwāyah / Ahlam Mustaghanimi
Shahrazaad tarhil ila al-gharb(Sheherazade goes west) by Fatima Mernissi
al-Manzar by Tamim al-Barghouti
Hikaayati sharhun yatul by Hanan al-Shaiq
al-ʻUsfuriyah by Ghaza ʻAbd al-Rahman al-Qusaybi