This collection of short works features a diverse selection of poetry and prose, offering readers a truly international and multilingual reading experience. The pieces included showcase the talent and creativity of various authors, each bringing a unique perspective and style to their writing. From heartfelt poems exploring love and loss to thought-provoking prose delving into deep philosophical questions, this collection has something for every reader. The use of multiple languages adds an extra layer of richness and depth to the works, providing a truly immersive reading experience. Overall, this anthology is a wonderful showcase of the power of language and the beauty of storytelling.

Book Description:
This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages as listed below. All chosen and recorded by volunteers. - Summary by ToddHW

1. Arabic - دع الأيام تفعل ما تشاء [da' el-ayama taf'al ma tasha'o] - 1:52
Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʻī
Key words: fate, happiness, patience
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2. Danish - Hyrdinden og Skorsteensfeieren - 9:46
Hans Christian Andersen
Key words: Fairy tale, love
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3. French - Sur l'eau - 11:22
Guy de Maupassant
Key words: river, boater, sublime, suspense, death
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4. German - Über die verfeinerten Begriffe - 7:50
Justus Möser
Key words: prose, analogy, philosophy, parable, satire, fiction
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5. Italian - A Satana - 6:48
Giosuè Carducci
Key words: Brotherhood, Love, Knowledge, Reason, Science, Progress, Defiance, Rebellion, Anticlericalism
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6. Italian - Er caffettiere fisolofo - 1:17
Giuseppe Gioachino Belli
Key words: Romanesco, Death, Fate, Meaninglessness of Life
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7. Italian - La Damigella di Scalot - 3:20
Anonymous
Key words: Lady of Shalott, Arthurian Cycle, Lancelot of the Lake, Chivalry Code, Courtly Love, Lovesickness, Tragedy, Novellino, Alfred Tennyson
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8. Italian - S'i' fosse foco - 1:15
Cecco Angiolieri
Key words: Against Dolce Stil Novo, Against Authorities
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9. Latin - Carmen quintum - 1:38
Gaius Valerius Catullus
Key words: Life, Death, Mortality, Impermanence, Defiance, Love, Oblivion
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10. Latin - Liber Primus Carmen undecimum - 1:33
Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Key words: Mortality, Fate, Time, Impermanence, Wisdom, Carpe Diem, Epicureanism
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11. Latin - Stabat Mater - 4:02
Jacopone da Todi
Key words: Spiritualism, Franciscanism, Asceticism, Mysticism, Marianism, Suffering
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12. Luxembourgish - No Süden - 1:02
Michel Lentz
Key words: autumn, contentment, longing
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13. Polish - Paweł i Gaweł - 1:35
Aleksander Fredro
Keywords: bajka, sąsiedzi
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14. Polish - Sachem - 17:35
Henryk Sienckiewicz
Keywords: opowiadanie, walka, rozrywka
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15. Polish - Testament mój - 2:27
Juliusz Słowacki
Key words: poezja, wiersz, romantyzm, testament
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16. Polish - Władca Czasu - 22:20
Antoni Lange
Key words: czas, odrodzenie, ludzkość
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17. Polish - Wspomnienie z Maripozy - 20:54
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Key words: opowiadanie, Polska, emigracja, język polski
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18. Serbian - Њени јади [Njeni jadi"> - 1:20
Branko Radičević
Key words: elegy, romanticism, vernacular literature
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19. Spanish - Curiosidades literarias - 10:26
Rubén Darío
Key words: tragedia, romance, poema en prosa
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20. Spanish - Poema II Trilce - 1:23
César Vallejo
Key words: trilce, poesía peruana, vanguardismo
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