Read eight short stories by Miguel de Unamuno — one of Spain's great essayists and novelists — in the original Spanish beside a clear English translation, one sentence at a time. A shopkeeper known to everyone by a nickname he never chose; a man who cannot stop seeing himself in other people; a diamond that ruins a village; and Juan Manso, the meekest soul in Spain, who is turned away at the gates of heaven for having never once taken a side.

Every sentence is aligned Spanish-to-English, so you always know exactly what you are reading. Tap any word for an instant definition, listen to natural audio in both languages, and follow the highlighted word alignment as the story is read aloud.

Unamuno wrote these short pieces for newspapers, so the Spanish is direct, conversational and often funny — far more approachable than his philosophical work. Eight stories averaging about 1,400 words each make it easy to read one at a sitting.

This reader is part of a growing collection of bilingual story apps that pair great writing with modern language-learning tools.