The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night Volume 1 Contributor(s): Payne, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515422690 ISBN-13: 9781515422693 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.29 lbs) 282 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of Middle Eastern, West and South Asian stories and folk tales. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights. The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, South Asia and North Africa. The tales vary widely: they include historical tales, love stories, tragedies, comedies, poems, and burlesques. Numerous stories depict jinns, ghouls, apes, sorcerers, magicians, and legendary places. |