Abridged versions of short stories and novellas written by contemporary Chinese writers, reflecting life of ordinary Chinese people. The book contains around 3000 Chinese words based on the 1033 words of level A some of level B listed in the HSK. Concise and short sentences with complete structure, commonly used words in high frequency. Pinyin added to the complete text and English notes or sample sentences for difficult words. Guide to reading and about the author in English and Questions in Chinese are provided with each story. INCLUDED CD (mp3)