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Tales from the Thousand and one nights.
Author
Original Work
Translator
Editor
N. J. Nawood
Language
Year
1973
Publisher
Country
United Kingdom
Pages
406
ISBN
978-0140442892
The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. From the epic adventures of 'Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp' to the farcical 'Young Woman and her Five Lovers' and the social criticism of 'The Tale of the Hunchback', the stories depict a fabulous world of all-powerful sorcerers, jinns imprisoned in bottles and enchanting princesses. But despite their imaginative extravagance, the Tales are anchored to everyday life by their realism, providing a full and intimate record of medieval Islam.— Google Books
Based on Arabic sources, this is a selection of tales not the complete "canon."
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