Hanan Al-Shaykh

One Thousand and One Nights

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One Thousand and One Nights are the never-ending stories told by Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar. Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies, King Shahrayar vows to marry a virgin every night and kill her in the morning. 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.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. Retold by Hanan al-Shaykh, One Thousand and One Nights are revealed in an intoxicating new voice.
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320 printed pages
Publication year
2011
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    there is nothing to be gained from regret; it changes nothing, leaves us melancholy and in pain for ever
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    Share your cup only
    With those who are beloved and trusted,
    Those pure of heart and full of grace,
    For wine is delicious when shared with the sweet
    But acrid and foul with men of deceit.’
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    Be kind to him who wrongs you

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