One Thousand and One Nights, Vol. 1

by Jeon JinSeok and SeungHee Han

Everyone knows about the story of Shahrazad and her wonderful tales ofthe Arabian nights. For one thousand and one nights, she entertainedthe mad Sultan with the adventures of Aladdin, Ali Baba, Sinbad,genies, and many other mystical creatures. But what if Shahrazad wasactually a boy desperate to save his sister's life? What kind ofstrange things would he do to make sure that he survives to tell thetale? This new twist on one of the greatest classical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8952744705
• ISBN13: 9788952744708
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Yen Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Great beginning thus far

From reading the first volume of this manhwa series, I see the making of a beautiful friendship with this series and myself. It has all my essentials: gorgeous artwork, an interesting storyline twist, and it plays around with multiple genres (fantasy, historical, action, shoujo, and light shounen-ai). It also creates engaging characters who are human in their nature and emotions. There is tragedy behind the sultan's insanity and compassion for Sehara situation in trying to protect his sister. I like where this is going and I look foward to seeing new volumes of this series.

Wonderful twist to a classic

I am so glad I bought this manga. ::big grin:: I haven't had a chance (yet) to read the original translated version of "The Book Of A Thousand Nights And A Night", but this manga had piqued my interest. The art is nice, and the characters are interesting.

Very Surprising

I am not normally one to read shôjo or yaoi manga/manhwa, preferring books like "Lone Wolf and Cub", but when I saw a preview for this in a friend's Ice Kunion collection I thought the twist looked interesting and the art was very good. So I bought a copy, and was pleasantly surprised that the story held up to my expectations, too. The characacters are three dimensional wiithout being overly dramatic, the stopry flows beautifully, and as another reviewer mentioned, it is not all cute and silly, which is a good thing. There are some very adult themes going on (especially in volume 2) which may make some readers uncomfortable, but the pain of the charachters makes their plights more moving in my opinion. I await future volumes.

Interesting New Take

This manga is an interesting new take on 1001 Arabian Nights. I like that all of the characters are fleshed-out and human. The sultan's bitter actions are motivated; the storyteller's choices seem reasonable; the sultan's best friend is the voice of reason. The stage is set for many new stories to be told. There is a sufficient amount of mystery about the sultan and the storyteller to keep readers interested in their fate, and the stories told by the storyteller are interesting and well-balanced, as well as complex and bittersweet. The art is also gorgeous. I'd love to read the second volume, when it comes out. I hope that the authors will let us see the sultan and the storyteller change over time; although I enjoy the stories that are told by the young storyteller, I do want to know how the main characters are going to be affected by the stories.

Great manwha!

One Thousand and One Nights is a story about Sehara, a man who disguises himself as a woman so he can save his sister, Dunya, from the crazy emperor who kills the women he sleeps with the next day. Sehara is found out to be a man from the beginning, and he starts to tell a tale about love... The art in this book is unique and sets the tone of the story. It's not a book for kids though. They're some blood and stuff that's not suitable for young readers. Also, the story isn't all cute and happy, so that's another reason I like it...