The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights

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Series: The Arabian Nights

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The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern folk tales interwoven with the legendary narrative of Scheherazade, who spins tales nightly to captivate King Shahryār and delay her fate. Each story blends magic, adventure, love, and mystery, featuring characters like Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor, and Ali Baba. This timeless anthology offers a vibrant tapestry of themes and cultures, capturing the imaginations of readers across generations.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate timeless tales filled with adventure, mystery, and romance. This collection of stories weaves together enchanting narratives with a rich tapestry of cultural lore and artistic imagination, offering endless entertainment and insight into the traditions and storytelling of the Middle East.

The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights

Every night for three years the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her 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. The sequence of stories will last 1,001 nights.

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The paperback publication of the second volume of our new, substantially complete translation of one of the best-known and most influential classics of world literature.

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. She narrates the voyages of Sindbad, how Ali Baba outwitted a band of forty thieves, and stories of jinnis trapped in rings and lamps. The sequence of stories lasts for 1,001 nights.

The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights is a captivating collection that continues to enchant readers with its timeless allure and imaginative breadth.

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Reviews praise the new Penguin edition of The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights as a comprehensive and unparalleled translation of this classic collection of folk tales. Noted for its vibrancy, it's recommended for readers to explore over a lifetime. The translation is considered potentially the standard for this century, offering a vivid rejuvenation of the timeless narratives.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140449396

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2010

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: 38.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 613g

Pages: 896

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: The Arabian Nights

About the Author

Malcolm Lyons, sometime Sir Thomas Adams's Professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge and a life Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, is a specialist in the field of classical Arabic literature.His published works include the biography Saladin, the Politics of the Holy War, The Arabian Epic, Identification and Identity in Classical Arabic Poetry and many articles on Arabic literature. Ursula Lyons, formerly an Affiliated Lecturer at the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Cambridge University and, since 1976, an Emeritus Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, specialises 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, The Arabian Nights- A Companion and numerous other specialised studies of Middle Eastern politics, art and mysticism. His novels include The Limits of Vision, The Arabian Nightmare, The Mysteries of Algiers and Satan Wants Me.

The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights

The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights