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      Kalila and Dimna: Selected Fables of Bidpai

      by Ramsey Wood
      Published
      Jun 1980
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
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      263
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      First appearing in Sanskrit nearly 2,000 years ago, TheTales of Bidpai, with their slyly profound grasp of human nature at its best--and more often at its worst--have been translated through the centuries from Ethiopia to China. Incidents from the tales can be identified in Buddhist shrines built before 200 BC, and in the fables of Aesop, La Fontaine and Uncle Remus. Ramsay Wood brings us a racy, contemporary English translation--the first since 1888. Margaret Kilrenny's intricate line drawings bring the stories to life.

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      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

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      Fantasy

      Themes

      Mythology

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      First Edition Jun 1980 Knopf ISBN13 9780394506937 ISBN10 0394506936
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      May 2008 Zirac Press ISBN10 B002AQTGM0
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