Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed—a new deluxe trade paperback edition of the beloved stories.
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Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed—a new deluxe trade paperback edition of the beloved stories.
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Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed— new deluxe trade paperback editions of the beloved stories.
Husain Haddawy's rapturously received translation of The Arabian Nights is based on a landmark reconstruction of the earliest extant manuscript version. Readers of this classic will also want to own Sindbad, a collection of four later stories associated with the Arabian Nights tradition, including "Sindbad the Sailor" and "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp."
Critic Reviews
“"The resourceful Shahrazad... has never been more entertaining than in this fresh and vigorous version of this immortal book."”
-- Doris Lessing - The Independent
"Easily the clearest, most fluent and readable translation." -- A.S. Byatt - Sunday Times [London]
"A distinguished new translation." -- Edward Said - The Nation
About the Author
Husain Haddawy was born and grew up in Baghdad, taught English and comparative literature at various American universities, wrote art criticism, and is now living in retirement in Thailand.
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