The Arabian Nights V 2 Sinbad & Other Popular Stories (Paper): Sinbad and Other Popular Stories - Softcover

Haddawy, Husain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393315177 ISBN 13: 9780393315172

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 1996

Synopsis

This text contains four later tales from 'The Arabian Nights', in a new translation. The stories, a mixture of magic, humour and love, include 'The Story of Sindbad the Sailor', 'The Story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves', 'The Story of Ala al-din and the Magic Lamp', and 'the Story of Qamar al-Zaman.

About this title

Review:

"Haddawy's translation is easily the clearest, most fluent and readable I have met." A.S. Byatt, The Sunday Times "The resourceful Shahrazad... has never been more entertaining than in this fresh and vigorous version of this immortal book." Doris Lessing, Favourite Books of the Year, The Independent"

About the Author:

Husain Haddawy was born and grew up in Baghdad, taught English and comparative literature at various American universities, wrote art criticism, and is now living in retirement in Thailand.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0393315177
• ISBN 13: 9780393315172
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286