Aesop's Fables: A New Translation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781541604858)

From a renowned scholar and translator, a "lively and colloquial" (Wall Street Journal) translation of Aesop's fables

Aesop's fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Dog in the Manger," and "Sour Grapes" have captivated us for generations. The fables delight us and teach timeless truths. Aesop's tales offer us a world fundamentally simpler to ours--one with clear good and plain evil--but nonetheless one that is marked by political nuance and literary complexity. 
 
Newly translated and annotated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, this definitive translation shines a new light on four hundred of Aesop's most enduring fables. 

Author: Aesop
ISBN-10: 1541604857
ISBN-13: 9781541604858
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2026
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.84d