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Title | : | The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1 of 3 |
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Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 982 pages |
Published | : | February 4th 2010 by Penguin Classics (first published 800) |
Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Fantasy. Short Stories. Mythology. Literature. Fairy Tales |

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Paperback | Pages: 982 pages Rating: 4.04 | 2763 Users | 96 Reviews
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'The bride then came surrounded by her slave girls like the moon among stars or a matchless pearl set among others on a string.' When the beautiful Shahrazad gives herself to the bloody-handed King Shahriyar, she is not expected to survive beyond dawn. But using her wit and guile, she begins a sequence of stories that will last 1001 nights: stories of 'ifrits and money-changers, prices and slave girls, fishermen and queens, and magical gardens of paradise. This volume also includes the well-known tale of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'. Along with this landmark new translation, Robert Irwin's introduction discusses the many cultures The Arabian Nights has drawn on and the elaborate structure of the story-within-a-story that defines the collection, as well as the importance to the Nights of locked doors, sex, and the recurring themes of money, merchants and debts. This edition also contains suggestions for further reading, a glossary, maps and a chronology.Mention Books During The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1 of 3
Original Title: | 'كِتَاب أَلْف لَيْلَة وَلَيْلَة [kitāb ʾalf layla wa-layla] |
ISBN: | 0140449388 (ISBN13: 9780140449389) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Scheherazade, Shahryar |
Rating Based On Books The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1 of 3
Ratings: 4.04 From 2763 Users | 96 ReviewsPiece Based On Books The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1 of 3
Editorial NoteIntroduction, by Robert IrwinA Note on the TranslationA Note on the TextTranslating Galland--The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1: Nights 1 to 294--The story of Ali Baba and the forty thieves killed by a slave girlGlossaryChronologyFurther ReadingMapsIndex of Nights and StoriesAn insatiable orgy of carnal delights, anthropomorphism, magic and splendour. A narrative about storytelling which tells the power of storytelling, the way one listens and the way one interprets. Using her narrative gifts Scheherazade is the feminist heroine saving womenkind from the Kings slaughter. The succession of cliffhangers timed cleverly to be concluded the following night keep the King in suspense. Much like a HBO box set around episode 8-9 when plots are desperate to be unravelled and
The first time I read this book was 12 years ago and it had impressed me more than any original stories from the Brothers Grimm or Hans Andersen. It might never be meant to be read by children and some would find it repetitive, disturbing and misogynistic. However, at that tender and foolish age, I found myself swept away by the exquisite and intricate art of storytelling in this Arabic tradition. The use of prose, poems, and rhythmic phrases were beautifully executed, which subtly and

This is a mesmerizing collection of old world Indian, Greek and Persian stories. To read this book, merely the first volume of seventeen, is to get lost in a vast series of stories within stories for nearly a thousand pages. The world of these tales is big enough to forget oneself for a time.As with many of my favorite reads, all roads lead back to the incomparable Borges who gave a lecture in the seventies with a quote that sums up the power of these mysterious tales: "At home I have the
If I were the publishers editor during the Islamic Golden Age (8th to 13th centuries) during the time when these stories were being compiled into a Tale of 1001 Nights, I would have strongly recommended that it be pared down to 101 Nights. 1001 is too many. These three volumes (2008 edition by Penguin Classics) are in essence 270 short stories divided into 1001 sessions to fit the setting of the woman named Scheherazade telling a story per night with tantalizing incomplete endings in order to
This first volume of the Arabian Nights is fun. It's massive (especially considering it's the first of three volumes), but the tales are easy to read and jammed with the stuff of fantasy. Djinn, princesses, romances, deaths, wars, metamorphoses, and all other sorts of great fodder for ripping good yarns.The structure truly is amazing. The couching story of Shahrazad telling tale after tale is fairly well known. What I wasn't expecting is just how deeply complex, yet eminently readable, the
I read it to my son and he loves hearing the amazing magical tales
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