The Book of the Thousand and one Nights. Volume 1
This first of four volumes accurately translating the wonderful tales of the Arabian nights.
This first of four volumes accurately translating the wonderful tales of the Arabian nights.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780415045391 (0415045398)
Publish date: December 31st 1990
Publisher: Routledge
Pages no: 678
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Literary Fiction,
Modern,
France,
Short Stories,
Mythology,
Folklore
Series: The Arabian Nights or Tales from 1001 Nights -3 (#1)
If I were the publisher’s 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 Peng...