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Title
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Fábulas
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Description
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This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
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Language note: Spanish
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Sofía García Aubert
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Creator
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No Author
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Contributor
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en_US
Aubert, Sofía García
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Date
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2016-02-16T15:08:33Z
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'2015-08
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2015
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Date Available
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2016-02-16T15:08:33Z
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Date Issued
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2015
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Abstract
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This is a tall (almost 8" x 11½") hardbound book with soft covers. It offers thirty-one fables, each with its own two-page spread, by a variety of authors. The only surprise among the authors is Jean-François Guichard, who presents "El sapo y la luciérnaga" (38). Apparently the toad eats the glow-worm because the glow-worm does something that the toad cannot do, namely "brillar," shine. It seems that Hartzenbusch also told this fable, and that may be the source of its inclusion here. I think Hartzenbusch's "Monkey, Ass, and Mole" is new to me (24-25). Monkey complains of not having a tail, ass of not having horns, and mole of being blind. Typical of the book's big, strong art is "Los toros y las ranas" (30-31). I am happy to see a less frequent fable like SS show up in this group (52-53). Did I know before Iriarte's provocative fable of "The Elephant and the Other Animals" (56-57)? The elephant offers comments on how to live a good life and criticizes harmful faults. The predators start to criticize and leave. Apparently Iriarte's point is that he is not writing about particular men but about human faults. I think the closing sentiment is "If you believe it touches you, it is you -- not me -- that criticize you."
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Identifier
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10582 (Access ID)
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Language
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ger
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Publisher
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Editorial Libsa
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Madrid
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Subject
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PZ74.2.F3385 2015
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Aesop and others
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Title Page Scanned
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Type
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Book, Whole