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Arabian Folk & Fairy Tales: Fables, Folkore & Ancient Stories
A delightful addition to the Collector's Editions, introducing tales from ancient and medieval Arabic literature.
'The Merchant and the Genie’, ‘The Fisherman and the Genie’, ‘The Porter and the Three Ladies’, ‘The Three Apples’... The folk and fairy tales of Western Asia find their origins in Arabic and Indian oral storytelling, and the medieval literature of the Arab world. The stories have found their way into everyday culture of the modern era, with new versions and interpretations breathing new life into classic themes. The Book of the Seven Vizirs, The Tale of the Four Dervishes, the famous stories of Sinbad, and the tales of Scheherazade are brought together here as a magical thread of love and adventure, invoking the mysteries of the night and the mirages of the desert. With a new introduction.
Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction: authors, myths, tales and history without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new Introduction and a Glossary of Terms or lists of Ancient Leaders.
'The Merchant and the Genie’, ‘The Fisherman and the Genie’, ‘The Porter and the Three Ladies’, ‘The Three Apples’... The folk and fairy tales of Western Asia find their origins in Arabic and Indian oral storytelling, and the medieval literature of the Arab world. The stories have found their way into everyday culture of the modern era, with new versions and interpretations breathing new life into classic themes. The Book of the Seven Vizirs, The Tale of the Four Dervishes, the famous stories of Sinbad, and the tales of Scheherazade are brought together here as a magical thread of love and adventure, invoking the mysteries of the night and the mirages of the desert. With a new introduction.
Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction: authors, myths, tales and history without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new Introduction and a Glossary of Terms or lists of Ancient Leaders.
416 pages, Hardcover
Published November 5, 2024
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February 27, 2025
Kisah-kisah rakyat dan dongeng dari Asia Barat memiliki akar dalam tradisi lisan Arab dan India, serta sastra abad pertengahan dunia Arab. Cerita-cerita ini telah meresap ke dalam budaya modern, dengan berbagai versi dan interpretasi baru yang menghidupkan kembali tema-tema klasik. Kumpulan ini menyajikan benang ajaib penuh cinta dan petualangan, membangkitkan misteri malam dan fatamorgana gurun. Dilengkapi dengan pengantar baru dan glosarium istilah, buku ini merupakan tambahan berharga bagi koleksi siapa pun yang tertarik pada cerita rakyat dan mitologi. Edisi kolektor ini menghadirkan karya-karya paling berpengaruh dalam sastra spekulatif, membawa pembaca ke dunia imajinatif yang kaya dan mempesona.
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