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ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS
By: Hanan Al-Shaykh
A retelling
Pantheon
June 2013
On Sale: June 11, 2013
320 pages
ISBN: 0307958868
EAN: 9780307958860
Kindle: B007DD9P80
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Gathered and passed down over the centuries from India, Persia, and across the Arab world, the mesmerizing stories of One Thousand and One Nights tell of the real and the supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate. They are related by the beautiful, wise, young Shahrazad, who gives herself up to murderous King Shahrayar. The king has vowed to deflower and then kill a virgin every nightβbut Shahrazad will not be defeated by the kingβs appetites. To save herself, she cunningly spins a web of tales, leaving the king in suspense each morning, and thus prolonging her life for another day.
Acclaimed Lebanese writer Hanan al-Shaykh has selected nineteen of these stories, retold them in modern English, and knitted them together into an utterly intoxicating collection. In al-Shaykhβs hands, Shahrazadβs tales are lush and evocative, rich with humor, and utterly captivating
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