by Zoia Eliseyeva (Author)
The five languages book "The Masque of the Red Death" is devoted to Edgar Poe's story - a rich multilingual reading and studying experience It is recommended for students, professors, and all people (adults or teenagers), who are interested in the presented languages: English, German, French, Spanish, and Russian. The languages belong to three different language groups: Germanic, Romance, Slavic. The comparison of the translations will bring to a reader an incomparable experience of language study while enjoying reading the complete text story by the brilliant unique American author. Take it with you on an uninhabited island Your life will be more entertaining than that of the Robinson Crusoe, because it will take you a long time to figure out the five languages, unless you have already devoted significant time and effort to each of the five. For the convenience of the reader who wants to concentrate on just one language, each of the 5 translations is also reproduced, at the back of the book, in an uninterrupted text format. The book also has some entertaining multilingual comparative vocabulary exercises with the answers - across the five languages. Zoia Eliseyeva (Sproesser, Burkhart by marriages) has been writing since 1996, and her multilingual books (over 20) have been contributing to the language study in USA, Russia, and around the world for quite a few years. Zoia has Master's Degree in Education and has been appreciated by her students of English, Russian, and Spanish languages in Europe, USA, and Mexico.
Author Biography
Zoia Eliseyeva is a native Russian, born in Soviet Union. She got a Bachelor's degree in English and Literature from Latvia State University in 1989, and a Master's degree in Education from California State University in San Bernardino in 2002. Zoia is an author of an autobiographical-immigrant book "The Girl from California" (Burkhart and Sproesser are Zoia's last names by USA marriages), that was published in Russia and in USA, and a few Dual-Language (English-Russian), Trilingual (Russian-English-Spanish), and Multilingual books (English-German-French-Spanish-Russian) - introduction of World Classics including Tolsoy, Dostoyevskiy, and Chekhov. Zoia has been published since 1996, and she provided professional language services in USA since 1997. Being an optimist who walks through life with a smile, through years Zoia has been appreciated by her students of Russian, English, and Spanish languages in Europe, USA, and Mexico.