Tales from 1,001 Nights

Name: Tales from 1,001 Nights
Brand: Penguin Random House Distribution
SKU: 9780241382714
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Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics

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Tales from 1,001 Nights is a captivating collection of Middle Eastern folk tales and stories, including famous tales like Aladdin and Sinbad. The book weaves around the enchanting storytelling of Scheherazade, who narrates each tale to delay her execution by a king bewitched by betrayal. With vibrant adventures, magical wonders, and moral lessons, the stories span themes of love, betrayal, and adventure, drawing readers into a world of fantasy and intrigue.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy timeless stories filled with adventure, romance, and magic. It is ideal for those interested in exploring the rich tapestry of Middle Eastern folklore and historical narratives, offering a window into the enchanting world of classic storytelling.

Tales from 1,001 Nights

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An enchanting clothbound edition of the essential tales drawn from the acclaimed translation of The Arabian Nights.

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.

Every night for three years, the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her the next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king tales of adventure, love, riches, and wonder. These are tales of mystical lands peopled with princes and hunchbacks, the Angel of Death, and magical spirits—tales of the voyages of Sindbad, of Ali Baba outwitting a band of forty thieves, and of jinnis trapped in rings and in lamps. The sequence of stories will last 1,001 nights...

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Tales from 1,001 Nights is highly praised as a magnificent edition of the world’s greatest collection of folk tales. The new Penguin edition is particularly recommended, offering rich stories that invite readers to explore vivid and enchanting adventures over their lifetimes.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241382714

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 September 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Introduction by Robert Irwin
Translated by Malcolm Lyons
Translated by Ursula Lyons
Introduction by Robert Irwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 648g

Pages: 528

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About the Author

Malcolm Lyons is a Life Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. His published works include the biography Saladin, The Politics of the Holy War, The Arabian Epic and Identification and Identity in Classical Arabic Poetry. Ursula Lyons is Emeritus Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge and specializes in modern Arabic literature. Robert Irwin is the author of For Lust of Knowing- The Orientalists and Their Enemies, The Middle East in the Middle Ages and The Arabian Nights- A Companion. His novels include The Limits of Vision, The Arabian Nightmare, The Mysteries of Algiers and Satan Wants Me.