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Originally Posted by ficbot
Thank you for the Simenon tip. My dad has those in English. I will check the links Laney posted (thank you so much for those!) and see if I can find any.
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In English, there are special [thin] books rewritten using very simple English specifically for people that are learning English and need some reading experience. A long time ago, if my memory serves me right, there was Longman Simplified Editions imprint that published such books. Longman doesn't seem to exist anymore and there is little trace on the Internet about this kind of books. Longman became Pearson imprint and they have Graded Reads. If you think about it, such books would be unknown to general public in UK or USA, because there is little need to provide such type of learning material. The general public in UK or USA already can speak (and read) English, don't they?
I do not know if such books exist in French. In previous posts (or was it in another thread? ;-) ) somebody mentioned that there is organization specifically for promoting French language, because the use of French (lingua franca
) as an international language for science, diplomacy, trade and postal services is declining. Try looking for them, they might have interesting materials for you to learn from. Try looking also in Canada. I heard that French speaking Canadians are very ... enthusiastic ... supporters of French language.
If you fail to get simplified editions, or after you are finished with them, it might be a good idea to have a look at older books - such as George Simeon. In English, some of older books - such as books by sir Arthur Conan Doyle - are considered better suited for beginners than some of the more contemporary stuff.