Upstairs, Downstairs, & Next Door
Read Upstairs, Downstairs, & Next Door by Hannah Pearson in German and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels B1.
About this book
One building. Ten stories. One very strange July. Behind every door, an ordinary day is quietly coming apart at the seams — two crooks counting stolen cash, an apartment with more roommates than beds (one of them asleep in the laundry pile), a proposal being rehearsed on a fogged-up mirror, and a pair of twin brothers who really shouldn't be left alone.
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Ein schmutziger Keller eines Wohnhauses.
A dirty basement of an apartment building.
Der Raum ist dunkel.
The space is dark.
Es gibt nur ein Licht, das über einem Tisch hängt.
There is only one light that hangs above a table.
Auf dem Tisch liegt ein STAPEL GELD.
On the table is a PILE OF CASH.
Hinter ihnen steht eine Reihe von Mülltonnen.
Behind them is a row of trashcans.
Darüber befindet sich der Ausgang des Müllschachts.
Above is the exit of the trash chute.
Zwei Männer sitzen am Tisch.
Two men sit at the table.
About the author
Hannah Pearson is a writer, producer, and actor based in Berlin. She holds an MA in Screenwriting from MetFilm School (University of West London) and a BA in History and Religious Studies from the University of Central Arkansas. Her writing gravitates toward witty dialogue and high-concept premises — both of which run through Upstairs, Downstairs, & Next Door.