Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.
Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.
The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.
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Alec Leamas, a British spy, is worn out and ready to stop working. But his boss wants him to do one final job: to spread false information about an important man in East Germany. Can Alec end his career and finally come in from the cold?
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Über den Autor John le Carré
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John le Carré, 1931 geboren, studierte in Bern und Oxford. Er unterrichtete in Eton, bevor er während des Kalten Krieges für den britischen Geheimdienst arbeitete. Fast sechzig Jahre war dann das Schreiben sein Beruf. 2011 wurde er mit der Goethe-Medaille ausgezeichnet. Er lebte in London und Cornwall. Am 12. Dezember 2020 ist John le Carré verstorben. Peter Torberg, geboren 1958 in Dortmund, studierte in Münster und in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Zu den von ihm übersetzten Autoren gehören u.a. Paul Auster, William Golding, David Peace, Daniel Woodrell und Oscar Wilde.
