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.

General

Imprint:	Anchor Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	June 2014
Authors:	Hanan Al-Shaykh
Foreword by:	Mary Gaitskill
Dimensions:	208 x 132 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-307-94899-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Myth & legend told as fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	0-307-94899-4
Barcode:	9780307948991

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