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One Thousand and One Nights
Hanan Al-Shaykh
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Description for One Thousand and One Nights
Paperback. The Arab world's greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, published to coincide with the world tour of a magnificent musical and theatrical production directed by Tim Supple Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
The Arab world's greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh 'Magical ... bursting with jinnis and mischief' Donna Tartt 'One of the finest writers of her generation' Financial Times One Thousand and One Nights are the never-ending stories told by Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar. Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies, King Shahrayar vows to marry a virgin every night and kill her in the morning. To survive, his newest wife Shahrazad spins a web of tales each night, leaving the King in suspense when morning comes, prolonging her ... Read more
The Arab world's greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh 'Magical ... bursting with jinnis and mischief' Donna Tartt 'One of the finest writers of her generation' Financial Times One Thousand and One Nights are the never-ending stories told by Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar. Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies, King Shahrayar vows to marry a virgin every night and kill her in the morning. To survive, his newest wife Shahrazad spins a web of tales each night, leaving the King in suspense when morning comes, prolonging her ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408827765
SKU
V9781408827765
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About Hanan Al-Shaykh
Hanan al-Shaykh is one of the contemporary Arab world's most acclaimed writers. She was born in Lebanon and brought up in Beirut, before going to Cairo to receive her education. She was a successful journalist in Beirut, then later lived in the Arabian Gulf, before moving to London. She is the author of the collection I Sweep the Sun off ... Read more
Reviews for One Thousand and One Nights
Magical ... bursting with jinnis and mischief
Donna Tartt, The Times
A treat and a trap for story lovers ... al-Shaykh has rendered nineteen little masterpieces into a wondrously warm, ribald and hilarious concoction, reminding us of how bang up to date these stories can be
Hanif Kureishi, Guardian
A treasure box of stories ... [they] ... Read more
Donna Tartt, The Times
A treat and a trap for story lovers ... al-Shaykh has rendered nineteen little masterpieces into a wondrously warm, ribald and hilarious concoction, reminding us of how bang up to date these stories can be
Hanif Kureishi, Guardian
A treasure box of stories ... [they] ... Read more