One Thousand and One Nights - A Retelling (Paperback)


Passed down over centuries from India, Persia, and across the Arab world, the mesmerizing stories of "One Thousand and One Nights" are related by the beautiful, young Shahrazad as she attempts to delay her execution. Retold in modern English by the acclaimed Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh, here are stories of the real and the supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate. Bringing together nineteen classic tales, in these pages al-Shaykh weaves an utterly intoxicating collection, rich with humor, violence, and romance.

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Passed down over centuries from India, Persia, and across the Arab world, the mesmerizing stories of "One Thousand and One Nights" are related by the beautiful, young Shahrazad as she attempts to delay her execution. Retold in modern English by the acclaimed Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh, here are stories of the real and the supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate. Bringing together nineteen classic tales, in these pages al-Shaykh weaves an utterly intoxicating collection, rich with humor, violence, and romance.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Anchor Books

Country of origin

United States

Release date

June 2014

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

June 2014

Authors

Foreword by

Dimensions

208 x 132 x 18mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

288

ISBN-13

978-0-307-94899-1

Barcode

9780307948991

Categories

LSN

0-307-94899-4



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