One Thousand and One Nights by Unknown
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".
The 71st greatest book of all time
- Published
- 800
- Nationality
- Unknown
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 800-1000
- Words
- Unknown
- Original Language
- Arabic
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