Title:
One thousand and one nights : a retelling by Hanan al-Shaykh / Hanan al-Shaykh ; foreword by Mary Gaitskill.
ISBN:
9780307958860
Personal Author:
Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Pantheon Books, [2013]
©2013
Physical Description:
xix, 288 pages ; 22 cm
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 doorkeeper's tale -- The shopper's tale -- The reaction of the caliph -- Dalila the wily -- The demon's wife -- The woman and her five lovers -- Budur and Qamal al-Zaman -- Zumurrud and Nur al-Din -- The fourth voyage of Sindbad the sailor -- The resolution of the porter and the three ladies.
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.
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OCLC Number:
ocn753624612
Availability:
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