What are some great Spanish books for intermediate level learners?

Here’s a great magazine, thinkspanish.com my niece is the publisher. It is not for beginning Spanish readers, but for people who want to improve their Spanish. It has a glossary and definitions of terms. The stories are written by great Spanish speaking authors all over the world.

thank you. I’ll check it out.

if your interested buy a tape that has english and spanish, it really helps to listen maybe once a day for a while, but thats only for speaking purposes – but tapes really help! thats how I learnt to speak spanish and japanese, but learning to write and read spanish I’m not sure what the best books are. Hope I helped a little..

Rosaura a las diez was a great book for me when I was at the intermediate level, easy to read and very entertaining! El año que viene, estamos en Cuba is supposed to be good too, but I could get into it. I’ve enjoyed a book of short stories called nuestros cuentos. It’s an anothology of Argentine stories. It’s a little closer to the advanced side, but it has the advantage of being short stories, so I think it’s a little more accessible than some of the others. I’m about to start another book of short stories called Cuentos Hispanos de los Estados Unidos to evaluate it for my students, so I can let you know if it’s a good one.

If you’re at intermediate level now would be the perfect time to re-read Don Quixote in its original language, it’s a great book translated but all books are so much better in the language they were written in – especially this one!

xx

@EdMayhew: Mmmm, reading stuff that was written 400 years ago, in a different language from your native one, when you’re at the “intermediate” level. Sounds like a blast. Just like reading Shakespeare would be delightful for an intermediate learning English for the first time.

@La_chica_gomela If he’s read the translation he’ll already know the story, which will make it far easier than reading some simplistic book he’s never heard of. Plus he can always reference the english version and a dictionary. The question started with “I’m trying to learn Spanish”. So why don’t you give him some examples of books that are within his current ability. Sounds like a great way to improve.

And by the way, both Shakespeare wrote plays. They’re not as fun to read as stories, that’s why you watch them.

xx

@EdMayhew:
A. I already did.
B. He never said he had read an English translation of Don Quijote.
C. Who are “both Shakespeare”?

Sarcasm.
If he hasn’t he should,
“both Shakespeare” is clearly a typo.

What’s your problem? Seriously, It was an honest suggestion. You’ve said your fill so why then set about attacking other people’s attempts to help. It’s not my fault if you set your standards lower. I’m not going to pursue this conversation further, it’s a waste of time.

xx