The Intermediate Spanish Fiction group runs on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, from 2 pm to 3.15 pm, October to March only. One space is still available.

We will take turns to read aloud and translate easier Spanish fiction, covering about 6 short pages in each session.

Having completed our first book chosen, the short comic novella Por amor al arte, we have now moved onto a volume of detective stories (El misterio del Camino de Santiago). This is again a ‘graded reader’ aimed at lower-intermediate adult learners of Spanish, and so is far easier than ‘standard’ Spanish literature.

The book is pitched at a suitable level if you have a couple of years of Spanish, and below GCSE. Besides providing some light entertainment, the book will help with everyday, colloquial Spanish and broadening vocabulary.

A link to an Amazon page showing sample pages from a similar book in the same series is provided beside this page. This volume is published in Germany - although the Spanish-German glossaries are therefore not helpful, this really is an outstanding book with high-quality stories at the right level for us..

There will be preparation to do between sessions, both reading ahead and looking up any unfamiliar words. Missing occasional sessions is not a problem – all you need then do is catch up to the point in the book that the rest of the group has reached.

A minimal group charge covering room hire will apply, collected in advance in October. Based on current numbers, the group charge will be as set out below, or pro rata if joining mid-term.

For an idea of possible future books beyond that, please see Future Spanish Fiction Choices link below.

If you are interested in this group, please contact the Group Leader, Bruce, via the blue envelope email icon.