{"product_id":"learn-german-with-the-augsburg-saga-c1-3-interlinear-german-english-reader-9798233718557","title":"Learn German with the Augsburg Saga - C1.3 Interlinear German-English Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brian Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: German Learning Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: German Learning Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Teaching - Materials \u0026amp; Devices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn German with the Augsburg Saga - C1.3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterlinear German-English Reader\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt the Turning Point\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn German through a historically grounded family story - with precise C1-level language and immediate English support when you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt the Turning Point\u003c\/em\u003e is the third book of the C1 level in the Augsburg Saga.\u003cbr\u003eIt is written in carefully controlled, authentic C1 German and presented in an interlinear German-English format, sentence by sentence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach German sentence is followed directly by its English translation.\u003cbr\u003eThe English is not word-for-word and not literary prose. 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Appointments are kept.\u003cbr\u003eAt the same time, long-standing assumptions quietly lose their stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNews of demonstrations, border openings, and political negotiations enters daily routines through television, radio, and newspapers.\u003cbr\u003eThe fall of the Berlin Wall does not immediately resolve anything.\u003cbr\u003eInstead, new questions arise: about responsibility, continuity, property, work, and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hartwig family does not experience reunification as celebration or spectacle.\u003cbr\u003eThey encounter it through administrative procedures, professional consequences, cautious conversations, and the realization that familiar structures no longer function automatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEast and West do not merge overnight.\u003cbr\u003eDifferences persist - in language, expectations, habits, and trust.\u003cbr\u003eWhat appears decisive in retrospect unfolds slowly, unevenly, and often without clear direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story about political victory.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a story about living through historical change while daily life continues - and about learning to act without reliable reference points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat this C1.3 reader includes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- One complete C1.3 story (self-contained)\u003cbr\u003e- Interlinear German-English format (sentence by sentence)\u003cbr\u003e- English historical and cultural introduction (Germany 1989-1990)\u003cbr\u003e- Clear chapter structure\u003cbr\u003e- Chapter summaries\u003cbr\u003e- Questions and answers for comprehension\u003cbr\u003e- Carefully controlled C1 vocabulary and syntax\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Advanced learners at C1 level\u003cbr\u003e- Readers interested in German reunification as lived experience\u003cbr\u003e- Learners transitioning from supported reading to independent German prose\u003cbr\u003e- Teachers working with themes of transition, continuity, and responsibility\u003cbr\u003e- Readers who value precision, restraint, and historical realism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart of a larger series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book can be read independently.\u003cbr\u003eIt also continues the C1 level of the Augsburg Saga - a long historical reading series that follows the same family from A1 through C1, across many centuries of German history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor extended reading and better value, Omnibus editions are available: \u003cbr\u003e- German-English interlinear Omnibus\u003cbr\u003e- German-only Omnibus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinue with the Augsburg Saga - and move further into C1, where German becomes a language for navigating uncertainty, institutional change, and quiet historical rupture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerman-English interlinear omnibus ebook editions are also available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"German Learning Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47571211157655,"sku":"9798233718557","price":1891.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233718557.webp?v=1774886518","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/learn-german-with-the-augsburg-saga-c1-3-interlinear-german-english-reader-9798233718557","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}