Tales from 1,001 Nights
Aladdin, Ali Baba and Other Favourites
$22.50
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
7 November 2011
Summary
First paperback publication of the essential tales drawn from the acclaimed new translation
This is the essential one-volume edition of Tales from 1,001 Nights, drawn from the acclaimed landmark translation published in 3 volumes by Penguin Classics in 2008. It contains ‘Aladdin’, ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’, ‘Sindbad the Sailor’ and many others of the most enjoyable and beloved tales from the Arabian Nights.
This new translation was described as ‘magnificent’ and ‘the mo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141191669 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014119166X |
| Author: | Malcolm Lyons, Ursula Lyons, Robert Irwin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 7 November 2011 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 128mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Critics Review
“For the past decade, Penguin has been producing handsome hardcover versions of their classics (…) both elegant and quirky in shocks of bright color” - The New York Times
“For the past decade, Penguin has been producing handsome hardcover versions of their classics (…) both elegant and quirky in shocks of bright color”
–The New York Times
Malcolm Lyons
Authors
Malcolm C. Lyons
Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University and a life Fellow of Pembroke College. A specialist in classical Arabic literature.
Ursula Lyons
Formerly an Affiliated Lecturer at the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Cambridge University and, since 1976, an Emeritus Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. Specializes in modern Arabic literature.
Robert Irwin
A novelist, publisher, Middle Eastern Editor of the TLS, and author of The Arabian Nights: A Companion, among many other books.
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