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      The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine

      by Jean La Fontaine
      Published
      Oct 2007
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
      Pages
      504
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      Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulists
      Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights into French society and the beasts found in all of us. Norman R. Shapiro has been translating La Fontaine's fables for over twenty years, capturing the original work's lively mix of plain and archaic language. This newly complete translation is destined to set the English standard for this work.

      Awarded the Lewis Galantière Prize by the American Translators Association, 2008.

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      Speculative Fiction

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      Science Fiction

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      First Edition Oct 2007 University of Illinois Press ISBN 025203144X
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      Aug 2007 University of Illinois Press ISBN 0252091671
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      Aug 2007 University of Illinois Press ISBN B0093DX3YU
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      Oct 2010 University of Illinois Press ISBN B01L2T0MFK
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