Tales From The Thousand And One Nights
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the shimmering courts of ancient Baghdad to the perfumed islands of the Indian Ocean, Tales from the Thousand and One Nights transports the reader into a world of breathtaking wonder, danger, and desire. This celebrated anthology — one of the most influential works in world literature — chronicles the legendary stories told by the cunning Scheherazade to her king, spinning an intricate web of tales within tales: of Ali Baba and his thieves, of Sinbad the daring sailor, of Aladdin and his lamp, and of countless sultans, genies, merchants, and lovers whose fates entwine across a vast and luminous Islamic golden age. Drawn from centuries of oral tradition and compiled across Persian, Arabic, and Indian literary cultures, this collection stands as a cornerstone of world storytelling, its narrative architecture alone a masterclass in suspense and seduction. The Penguin Classics edition presents these timeless tales in a fluid, accessible translation that preserves both the sensuous poetry and the moral complexity of the originals. At once ribald and philosophical, terrifying and tender, the Nights continues to captivate scholars and casual readers alike — and Scheherazade's voice, threading story into story with irresistible cunning, reminds us that the art of the tale is, ultimately, the art of survival.
Author: Various
Format: Paperback
Genre: Myths & legends
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the shimmering courts of ancient Baghdad to the perfumed islands of the Indian Ocean, Tales from the Thousand and One Nights transports the reader into a world of breathtaking wonder, danger, and desire. This celebrated anthology — one of the most influential works in world literature — chronicles the legendary stories told by the cunning Scheherazade to her king, spinning an intricate web of tales within tales: of Ali Baba and his thieves, of Sinbad the daring sailor, of Aladdin and his lamp, and of countless sultans, genies, merchants, and lovers whose fates entwine across a vast and luminous Islamic golden age. Drawn from centuries of oral tradition and compiled across Persian, Arabic, and Indian literary cultures, this collection stands as a cornerstone of world storytelling, its narrative architecture alone a masterclass in suspense and seduction. The Penguin Classics edition presents these timeless tales in a fluid, accessible translation that preserves both the sensuous poetry and the moral complexity of the originals. At once ribald and philosophical, terrifying and tender, the Nights continues to captivate scholars and casual readers alike — and Scheherazade's voice, threading story into story with irresistible cunning, reminds us that the art of the tale is, ultimately, the art of survival.