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Written in Arabic from tales gathered in India, Persia and across the
great Arab empire, these mesmerising stories tell of the real and the
supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and
poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate.
Now adapted by Hanan al-Shaykh the One Thousand and One Nights
are revealed in an intoxicating new voice. I>are the never-ending
stories told by the young Shahrazad under sentence of death to King
Shahrayar. Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies, King
Shahrayar believes all women are unfaithful and vows to marry a virgin
every night and kill her in the morning. To survive, his newest wife
Shahrazad spins a web of tales night after night, leaving the King in
suspense when morning comes, thus prolonging her life for another
day.One Thousand and One Nights < 'Comic, tender, mischievous ... A
fearless, pioneering writer' Independent 'What a woman!!! What a
storyteller!!!' Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis 'One of the finest
writers of her generation' Financial Times 'Al-Shaykh writes with a pen
that is neither East nor West but entirely her own' Los Angeles Times >
Written in Arabic from tales gathered in India, Persia and across the
great Arab empire, these mesmerising stories tell of the real and the
supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and
poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate.
Now adapted by Hanan al-Shaykh the One Thousand and One Nights
are revealed in an intoxicating new voice. I>are the never-ending
stories told by the young Shahrazad under sentence of death to King
Shahrayar. Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies, King
Shahrayar believes all women are unfaithful and vows to marry a virgin
every night and kill her in the morning. To survive, his newest wife
Shahrazad spins a web of tales night after night, leaving the King in
suspense when morning comes, thus prolonging her life for another
day.One Thousand and One Nights <
