One Thousand and One Nights by Unknown
The Arabian Nights
This is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. The stories are told by a young woman, who must weave a new tale each night for her husband, a king, to delay her execution. The tales are filled with magic, adventure, love, and betrayal, and include well-known stories such as "Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", and "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor".
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- 800
- Nationality
- Multiple
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 800-1000
- Original Language
- Arabic
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- Alternate Titles
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- A Thousand Nights and One Night
- A Thousand Nights and a Night
- Alf Layla wa-Layla
- Arabian Nights
- Arabian Nights' Entertainments
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- 6th on The 100 Stories that Shaped the World (BBC)
- 12th on 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- 14th on The 100 Best Books of World Literature (ABC.es)
- 16th on 100 Best Books (Montana State University)
- 18th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 30th on The 100 Most Important Translations (Notos Magazine (Turkey))
- 53rd on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 58th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 70th on 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time (BBC)
- 79th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 90th on Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale (Raymond Queneau)
- 96th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
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