Den elaka systern; The Wicked Sister: Bilingual Swedish/English Language Learning Book

By Heather Stotz

"Den Elaka Systern" is the Swedish translation of the short story "The Wicked Sister" which I wrote in 2010 and published the next year. I started learning Swedish about six months after I published it and I was unable to resist the temptation to attempt a translation. As someone who is fascinated with languages and enjoys learning them for fun, I know I am often frustrated that I am unable to find helpful language learning resources that provide bilingual books in my target languages, except perhaps for books written mainly for children.I would rate this as a B2 level of reading, (intermediate), although the English translations are provided below each paragraph (*note: alternating paragraphs are for e-books only. For paper copies you will find Swedish on one page and the English translation opposite). After you have finished reading the book using the alternating Swedish/English translations, I have provided two more translations of the book for you to enjoy! One completely in Swedish, and one in completely English. So you have several ways to enjoy the story: either following along a small portion at a time and using the corresponding translation for help, if needed; practicing the entire story at once in your target language; or reading the story in the language you are most comfortable in to simply enjoy a good murder mystery or to check your reading comprehension if you read it first in your target language only. The story itself is a short murder mystery and focuses on the plight of two adolescent orphaned sisters and their struggle to eke out a living in the unforgiving atmosphere of New York City in the nineteenth century. As things became more desperate, they begin to question everything they thought they knew about themselves and each other. Just how far will they go in order to secure the lives they've always dreamt they deserved? What would they be willing to sacrifice to make their dreams come true? Or rather... who?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Swedish
• ISBN: 1520231601
• ISBN13: 9781520231600
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.0"