One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh

Retold by Hanan al-Shaykh, One Thousand and One Nights are revealed in an intoxicating new voice. Hanan al-Shaykh is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on Arab womanhood. Maddened by the discovery of his wifes orgies, King Shahrayar believes all women are unfaithful and vows to marry a virgin every night and kill her in the morning. The Arab worlds greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh Magical. One thousand and one nights : a retelling by Hanan al-Shaykh. Gathered from India, Persia and across the great Arab empire, these mesmerising stories tell of the real and the supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate. Witty, poetic, erotic and brutal, One Thousand and One Nights are the never-ending stories told by the young Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar. Those only familiar with the Orientalized version of the One. To survive, his newest wife Shahrazad spins a web of tales each night, leaving the King in suspense when morning comes, prolonging her life for another day. One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling By Hanan al-Shaykh Pantheon Books, New York, 2013. Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies, King Shahrayar vows to marry a virgin every night and kill her in the morning. bursting with jinnis and mischief' Donna Tartt 'One of the finest writers of her generation' Financial Times One Thousand and One Nights are the never-ending stories told by Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar. The Arab world's greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh 'Magical.

One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh