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Novella

Christopher Buczek , Ph . D .
@ magisterb480
Here ’ s a list of Latin novellas recently published :
ERUCULA
: FABULA METAMORPHOSIS Rachel Cunning
A story about the metamorphosis of a caterpillar to a butterfly , inspired by the 18th century scientist Maria Sibylla Merian .
NASREDDIN CHOGIA : FABELLAE John Foulk A Latin version of 30 humorous fables from Turkish culture . Nasreddin Hoca is a trickster , philosopher , and this sounds like a fun read .
MERCURIUS
:
INFANS HORRIBILIS Andrew Olimpi
A retelling of the myth of baby Mercury causing trouble . I also highly recommend John Foulk ’ s Mercurius Omnia
Furatur , which is similar .
MĀRCUS MAGULUS Lance Piantaggini
A young Roman mage in Egypt wants to find his identity .

Corner

ERRORES LONGI ULIXIS B . Gronewoller
A retelling of Homer ’ s
Odyssey .
NECRONOMICON : LIBER MALEDICTUS Peter Sipes
Dinosaurs . Rasputin . Summoning Cthulhu . That is all . This book was created by Peter with his 8th grade students !
HANNAH
ET SERVILIA : CONTRA ODIUM AD FEMINAS Xinran Ma
A novella written by a student about the role of women in Ancient Rome compared to the modern world .
DAPHNIS ET CHLOE Emma Vanderpool
A simple version of the Ancient Greek love story with art by Audrey
Vanderpool .
These are just some of the most recent additions to the world of Latin novellas ! Read these during the summer to keep your Latin strong ! Grātiās maximās vōbīs agō !
Dr . Christopher Buczek ( crbuczek @ gmail . com ) has been teaching Latin at the secondary level since 2009 . He received his M . A . and Ph . D . in Classics from the University at Buffalo and B . A . in Classics from Siena College . He has presented at several conferences on teaching strategies and co-creates Latin texts with his students to provide comprehensible input . Dr . Buczek currently lives and teaches near Syracuse , New York .
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