Cyrano de Bergerac vs The Abhijñānaśākuntalam of Kālidāsa: Which Should You Read?

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Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1897 ★★★★☆ 4.1 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging

A Representation at the Hotel de Bourgogne. The hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne, in 1640. A sort of tennis-court arranged and decorated for a theatrical performance. The hall is oblong and seen obliquely, so that one of…

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The Abhijñānaśākuntalam of Kālidāsa Kālidāsa · 1789 ★★★★☆ 3.9 244 pages · ≈ 4 h 31 m · Demanding

Sanskrit play, with Gujarati translation and commentary.

Sanskrit literature Hindu mythology Texts Early works to 1800

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Cyrano de Bergerac has the widest readership — 92811 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

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Scores by source

	Cyrano de Bergerac	The Abhijñānaśākuntalam of Kālidāsa
Goodreads	4.1 (92811)	—
Hardcover	4.2 (113)	—
Google Books	4.0 (1)	—
Apple Books	4.5 (69)	—

Reception

	Cyrano de Bergerac	The Abhijñānaśākuntalam of Kālidāsa
Ratings	92811	2
Editions	105	134
Film adaptations	1	—
Want to read	56212	—
Written reviews	3968	—
Wikipedia attention	18222	—
Pages	192	244

Cyrano de Bergerac vs The Abhijñānaśākuntalam of Kālidāsa: Which Should You Read?

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