The Thousand and One Nights
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Fantasy / Literary Fiction
The Thousand and One Nights
by Unknown
—· 591 p· 2001
Literary Canon20th Century Classicadventurousmysterious
Overview
About
A Collection of legends and folk tales from Arabia, Persia and India. Originally written in Arabic it is popularly known in English as the Arabian Nights. The stories are narrated by Scheherazade to her husband Shahyar, the king of Persia. Many of the stories and characters are recognizable the world over including Aladdin’s Lamp, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Sinbad the Sailor.
Part of a series
One Thousand and One Nights
Vol. I · 2 of 2 volumes
Series complete
Pages
591
Adamant Media Corporation
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Worldbuilding10
Folklore Richness10
Narration9
Frame Narrative Complexity9
Plot twists8
Pacing8
Prose7
Emotional depth6
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