11%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Arabian Nights
Unknown
€ 18.99
€ 16.91
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Arabian Nights
Paperback. Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed-a new deluxe trade paperback edition of the beloved stories. Editor(s): Mahdi, Muhsin. Translator(s): Haddawy, Husain. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
The stories of The Arabian Nights (and stories within stories, and stories within stories within stories) are famously told by the Princess Shahrazad, under the threat of death should the king lose interest in her tale. Collected over the centuries from India, Persia, and Arabia, and ranging from adventure fantasies, vivacious erotica, and animal fables, to pointed Sufi tales, these stories provided the daily entertainment of the medieval Islamic world at the height of its glory. No one knows exactly when a given story originated, and many circulated orally for centuries before being written down; but in the process of ... Read more
The stories of The Arabian Nights (and stories within stories, and stories within stories within stories) are famously told by the Princess Shahrazad, under the threat of death should the king lose interest in her tale. Collected over the centuries from India, Persia, and Arabia, and ranging from adventure fantasies, vivacious erotica, and animal fables, to pointed Sufi tales, these stories provided the daily entertainment of the medieval Islamic world at the height of its glory. No one knows exactly when a given story originated, and many circulated orally for centuries before being written down; but in the process of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393331660
SKU
V9780393331660
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Unknown
Husain Haddawy was born and grew up in Baghdad, taught English and comparative literature at various American universities, wrote art criticism, and is now living in retirement in Thailand.
Reviews for The Arabian Nights
"The resourceful Shahrazad... has never been more entertaining than in this fresh and vigorous version of this immortal book."
Doris Lessing - The Independent "Easily the clearest, most fluent and readable translation."
A.S. Byatt - Sunday Times [London] "A distinguished new translation."
Edward Said - The Nation
Doris Lessing - The Independent "Easily the clearest, most fluent and readable translation."
A.S. Byatt - Sunday Times [London] "A distinguished new translation."
Edward Said - The Nation