Ramsay Wood
Autore di Kalila and Dimna: Selected Fables of Bidpai
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I think, to enjoy this, you must first be a lover of fables and morality tales, which I do not claim to be. I read this book because it was chosen for our Arabic themed book group, and I found it very difficult to get into. I was endlessly frustrated by the stories within stories structure, whereby, rather than ending a tale, the narrator begins another, and another, sometimes up to five times - before winding back down again.
I realise that this is a translation from the original Sanskrit and that it has historical and literary value. I'm not trying to denounce the book, merely to warn others with similar reading tastes to my own, that this may not be to their taste.… (altro)