Arabian Nights
Tales of Wonder and Magnificence
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Dettagli prodotto
- Casa editrice
- Aladdin
- Pubblicato
- 2019
- Lingua
- English
- Pagine
- 304
- Info
- 304 Pagine
- ISBN
- 978-1-5344-4559-8
Hauptbeschreibung
Genies, wishes, thieves, and treasure abound in these classic stories of magic and adventure from master storyteller Padraic Colum.Every night for a thousand and one nights, Shahrazad begins to tell her husband the king a new tale but each night she stops before finishing. Why? Because the king has promised to kill her when the last one is over. However, her nightly storiesof Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villainsare so enthralling that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... Padraic Colum brings together a selection of the most amazing of the over 600 stories which Shahrazad told. Full of genies, flying carpets, and daring adventures, The Arabian Nights will captive a new audience and leave readers asking for one more story.
Kurztext / Annotation
Genies, wishes, thieves, and treasure abound in these classic stories of magic and adventure from master storyteller Padraic Colum.Every night for a thousand and one nights, Shahrazad begins to tell her husband the king a new tale but each night she stops before finishing. Why? Because the king has promised to kill her when the last one is over. However, her nightly storiesof Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villainsare so enthralling that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... Padraic Colum brings together a selection of the most amazing of the over 600 stories which Shahrazad told. Full of genies, flying carpets, and daring adventures, The Arabian Nights will captive a new audience and leave readers asking for one more story.