Any book recommendations for an intermediate Spanish learner?

Question

I would like to read some spanish literature.

Answer 1

Hi, Simon.

This question has been asked many times, so if you do a search for prior threads you will find other recommendations.

I recommend the high school version of Don Quixote and the Harry Potter books in Spanish.

Answer 2

I really enjoyed the two books that I have read by Carlos Fuentes

Aura and Instinto de Inez

I checked both of these out from my local library but Aura is actually available to read online or in downloadable pdf format¹ for free.

Aura was fairly easy to read and short, too, but Instinto de Inez was probably a bit more challenging.

I also thought that the Spanish translation of Paulo Coelho's novel, The Alchemist was pretty good and fairly easy to read. Again, I checked this book out from my local library, but a PDF version is also available to download for free.

This last link provided also has a number of other books available in Spanish in PDF format such as the Harry Potter series and Chronicles of Narnia, but it might be a good idea to check into the copyright information of these books before downloading anything to make sure that you are not breaking any copyright laws by downloading the material.

¹Note: Link to PDF file for Aura must be copied and pasted into brower: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBQQFjAA&url=http://www.unc.edu/courses/2007spring/span/260/009/Lecturas/Aura.pdf&rct=j&q=aura carlos fuentes pdf&ei=NxEmTcCyHYSglAeAmu2MAg&usg=AFQjCNHuE_irvXO2YzgNAulmjtYyEfpGrA&cad=rja

Answer 3

I am not clear if you are looking for actual Spanish literature or books in Spanish.

I have found many of my students have enjoyed Mary Higgins Clark translated into Spanish. It hardly qualifies as "Spanish literature", I know, but the vocabulary and plot are at an intermediate level.

Answer 4

The Josefina series of books (The American Girls Collection) by by Valerie Tripp, Jose Moreno, Susan McAliley, and Jean-Paul Tibbles are probably of about an intermediate level (although probably not the most interesting of subject matter). The links below are to book previews so that you can see the type of sentence structure and vocabulary used in each of these

Así es Josefina, una niña americana

Josefina Aprende Una Leccion: Un Cuento De La Escuela

Una Sorpresa Para Josefina

¡Feliz cumpleaños, Josefina!: un cuento de primavera

Cambios para Josefina: un cuento de invierno

Josefina Entra En Accion UN Cuento De Verano