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01962aam a22003258i 4500 001 34B5CDA48C3A11EAB4A2F82B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200502010016 008 200224s2020 mau 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020009488 020 $a 162371950X 020 $a 9781623719500 (softcover) 040 $a ICU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PA3855.E5 $b G43 2020 082 00 $a 398.24/52 $2 23 100 1 $a GeÌbler, Carlo, $d 1954- $e author. 245 10 $a Aesop's fables : $b the cruelty of the gods / $c Carlo GeÌbler ; illustrations by Gavin Weston. 250 $a First American edition. 260 $a Northampton : $b Interlink Books, $c 2020. 263 $a 2005 300 $a 278 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a "The greatest collection of fables ever written, updated for our turbulent times A witty, scatological illustrated version of the world's greatest collection of fables, allegedly written by a slave in the 5th century BC. A book for our times: as Gebler notes, Aesop has two subjects-the exercise of power and the experience of the powerless who endure life and all that it inflicts on them. This retelling of the Fables makes them relevant and richly enjoyable. Large and fierce animals kill and butcher weaker creatures; gods play games with the hopes and fears of lesser species, including men and women; and occasionally the weak turn the tables on the strong, exposing their pretensions. This is a stunning new version of a book that was often bowdlerized and used to teach moral lessons to children. Gebler's Aesop is darker and more realistic, and compulsively readable"-- $c Provided by publisher. 630 00 $a Aesop's fables. 630 00 $a Aesop's fables $v Adaptations. 700 1 $a Weston, Gavin, $e illustrator. 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200502010233.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=34B5CDA48C3A11EAB4A2F82B97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search