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Cover of One Thousand and One Nights by Ḥanān Shaykh

One Thousand and One Nights

Ḥanān Shaykh

2013·288 pages

Fantasy Historical Fiction

classics short stories

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.

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One Thousand and One Nights

Ḥanān Shaykh

Year

2013

Pages

288

Fantasy Historical Fiction

Tags

classics short stories

Description

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.

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