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| Genre/Form: | Didactic fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006. Arabian nights and days. New York : Doubleday, c1995 (OCoLC)624450515 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
محفوظ، نجيب, 1911-2006. ; Najīb Maḥfūẓ |
| ISBN: | 0385468881 9780385468886 |
| OCLC Number: | 30028375 |
| Description: | 227 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Shahriyar -- Shahrzad -- The Sheikh -- The cafe of the Emirs -- Sanaan Al-Gamali -- Gamasa Al-Bulti -- The porter -- Nur Al-Din and Dunyazad -- The adventures of Ugr the Barber -- Anees Al-Galees -- Qut Al-Quloub -- Aladdin with the moles on his cheeks -- The Sultan -- The cap of invisibility -- Ma'Rouf the cobbler -- Sindbad -- The grievers. |
| Other Titles: | Layālī alf laylah. |
| Responsibility: | Naguib Mahfouz ; translated by Denys Johnson-Davies. |
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Abstract:
Seventeen tales based on the classic, The Thousand and One Nights, but full of modern messages. In recounting his adventures, Sinbad-the-Sailor observes it is wrong to be a prisoner of tradition. The book's Egyptian author was recently the object of an assassination attempt by fundamentalists.
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