What do you think of this book? Some call it a classic, others

The stories you hear from this during youth are mostly always abridged to be less violent I hear

I'm not sure about the value one would get from it sitting down and reading it straight through, I found it a pleasure to read on-the-go or just a few stories at once

>>8847883
It's the same with the Brothers Grimm. The actual stories themselves are horrifically violent and gory, but we sanitize and abridge them and tell them to kids.

>>8847836
Which edition/translation should I read? Which is the most complete, if there is even such a thing?

>>8849890
I'd go with the 3 Penguin volumes for most complete.

The Norton Critical Edition might also be worth looking in to. I don't have it, but it sounds interesting.

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>>8849890
Haddawy

>>8847836
this was based on a sanskrit book called the panchatantra which i have yet to read. I wonder what the differences are