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Stories from around the world

World Stories are collections of stories written in English by authors from around the world, retold in graded language for Oxford Bookworms.

Jennifer Bassett

"English has become an international language, used all over the world. Bookworms World Stories are the latest addition to the Oxford Bookworms Library, bringing the best of the world’s stories to the English language learner. Reading these stories will give learners a taste of different cultures through fiction, and will begin to introduce them to some different World Englishes." Jennifer Bassett, Oxford Bookworms Series Editor

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The Meaning of Gifts – Stories from Turkey Cries from the Heart – Stories from Around the World Changing their Skies – Stories from Africa Dancing with Strangers – Stories from Africa The Long White Cloud – Stories from New Zealand
Playing with Fire – Stories from the Pacific Rim Doors to a Wider Place – Stories from Australia Land of my Childhood –  Stories from South Asia The Price of Peace – Stories from Africa Treading on Dreams – Stories from Ireland
The Meaning of Gifts – Stories from Turkey
Bookworms Stage 1
The Meaning of Gifts – Stories from Turkey
The Guests
by Huseyin Rahmi Gurpinar (Listen to introduction) top ^
The Picture of the Year 2000
by Ayse Kilimci (Listen to introduction) top ^
The Horse of Death
by Sait Faik (Listen to introduction) top ^
The Little Hunters at the Lake
by Yalvac Ural (Listen to introduction) top ^

World Stories Authors
Janet Tay Hui Ching
Janet Tay Hui Ching
(Malaysia)
Author of Callus in Cries from the Heart
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Tod Collins
Tod Collins
(South Africa)
Author of The Festive Season in a Part of Africa in Cries from the Heart
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Yalvac Ural
Yalvac Ural
(Turkey)
Author of The Little Hunters at the Lake in Meaning of Gifts: Stories from Turkey
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