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Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (Penguin Classics)

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Info:	Penguin Classics (1973), Paperback, 416 pages
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Childhood classic. I did enjoy every single tale. (

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BichHoang | Feb 13, 2009 |

Expect to find some parts of this book offensive by modern standards--racist, sexist, etc. But if you can get over that, they are magical stories. Specifically about this translation--the translator takes his job very seriously, but I found it slightly frusterating that it is just a selection of stories without the back story of why they are being told.

KatieWallace | Apr 25, 2007 |

One of my favorite books. I love the story of Sheherazzade and her stregnth and courage. (

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Tales from the Thousand and One Nights

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1954

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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (2006/2008 Edition)

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It is related - but Allah alone is wise and all-knowing - that long ago there lived in the lands of India and China a Sassanid king who commanded great armies and had numerous courtiers, followers, and servants.

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This is the Penguin Classics translation/abridgment by N. J. Dawood. Please DO NOT combine abridgments unless they have the same ISBN or you have confirmed they are exactly the same work with the same translator/editor. Please DO NOT combine abridgments with complete works. If you see abridgments and complete sets/editions combined together, please help by separating them. If in doubt, please DO NOT combine. Especially not when combining large numbers of copies. It takes a lot of time and effort to separate and recombine works.

Original (1954) title: The Thousand and One Nights; reissued (1957) as Aladdin and Other Tales; reprinted (1961) as The Thousand and One Nights; reissued with revisions (1973) as Tales From the Thousand and One Nights

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