The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling The Three Little Pigs/The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Rumpelstiltskin, The Tiger and the Brahmin, The Ugly Duckling The Rabbit Ears Treasury of Fables and Other Stories entertains and enlightens with these classic animal ... [... more]
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Alessandro Boffa
Alessandro Boffa was born in Moscow. He completed his studies in biology in Rome, and now divides his time between Italy and Thailand. This is his first book. In this wickedly hilarious collection of fables, Alessandro Boffa introduces us to ... [... more]
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Sir Edward Marsh
Second only to Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine was the author of comic and delightful fables that are as alive today as when they first appeared in the 18th century. Based on tales both famous and obscure by an array of classical writers, La ... [... more]
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Saira Shah
Saira Shah lives in London and is a freelance journalist. She was born in Britain of an Afghan family, the daughter of Idries Shah, a writer of Sufi fables. She first visited Afghanistan at age twenty-one and worked there for three years as a ... [... more]
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Waverley Root
To read this book is not just to learn the proper preparation for lasagna and risotto, but also to encounter the Medicis, to witness an opulent banquet for two, and to learn the fables surrounding the origin of tortellini. Embraces not only the ... [... more]
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Italo Calvino
For the first time in paperback--a volume of thirty-seven diabolically inventive stories, fables, and "impossible interviews" from one of the great fantasists of the 20th century, displaying the full breadth of his vision and wit. Written [... more]
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Jean de La Fontaine
(1621-1695) wrote poetry, plays, libretti, and several ambitious prose works, and is best known for his Fables. Second only to Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine was the author of comic and delightful fables that are as alive today as when they first ... [... more]
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Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth has written acclaimed books in several genres: verse novel, The Golden Gate; travel book, From Heaven Lake; animal fables, Beastly Tales; epic fiction, A Suitable Boy. His most recent novel, An Equal Music, was published in 1999. He ... [... more]
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