A Hundred and One Nights

by Bruce Fudge and Anonymous

Book Overview

Fantastic tales of magic and wonder

Translated into English for the very first time, A Hundred and One Nights is a marvelous example of the rich tradition of popular Arabic storytelling. Like the celebrated Thousand and One Nights, this collection opens with the frame story of Scheherazade, the vizier's gifted daughter who recounts imaginative tales night after night in an effort to distract the murderous king from taking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479873233
• ISBN13: 9781479873234
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"