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One thousand and one nights : a sparkling retelling by Hanan al-Shaykh

text One thousand and one nights : a sparkling retelling by Hanan al-Shaykh

Summary

An evocative reimagining of nineteen tales from the classic story about young queen Shahrazad's efforts to save her life from a brutal husband focuses on female characters at the heart of each tale in a woven sequence that incorporates humor and sensuality.

Contents
Foreword -- Shahrayar and Shahrazad -- The fisherman and the jinni -- The porter and the three ladies -- The first dervish -- The second dervish -- The third dervish -- The first merchant -- The hunchback -- The mistress of the house's tale -- The... Read more
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xix, 288 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher
Random House Inc 2013

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