EAN: 9781408827765

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS - HANAN AL-SHAYKH T...

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 life for another day. Gathered from 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. Retold by Hanan al-Shaykh  One Thousand and One Nights are
revealed in an intoxicating new voice.

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