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Name: One Thousand and One Nights
Author: Ḥanān Shaykh

📘 One Thousand and One Nights by Ḥanān Shaykh

An evocative reimagining of nineteen tales from the classic story about young queen Shahrazad's efforts to save her life from a brutal husband focuses on female characters at the heart of each tale in a woven sequence that incorporates humor and sensuality.

First publish date: 2011

Authors: Ḥanān Shaykh

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