Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp: A Classic Folktale from the ‘Arabian Nights’

by Antoine Galland, Ḥannā Diyāb, Rachel Louise Lawrence (Adapted By)

Scarce had Aladdin’s mother begun to rub the Lamp when there appeared to her one of the Jinn, who said to her in a voice like thunder, “Say what you want of me. Here am I, your slave and the slave of whosoever holds the Lamp.”

One of the most famous tales of the Arabian Nights, the story of Aladdin tells of a poor young man who, under false pretences, is recruited by a Magician from the Maghreb to retrieve a Wonderful Lamp from within an Enchanted Treasury. Double-crossed and trapped in an underground cave, Aladdin’s future looks bleak until he encounters his first Jinni, after which his life will never be the same again...

A rich tale of deceit and magic, vengeance and love, if you want to read the complete story of Aladdin, then look no further than this unabridged edition.

[Folklore Type: ATU-561 (Aladdin)]

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1712

About the author

Antoine Galland was a French orientalist and archaeologist, most famous as the first European translator of The Thousand and One Nights (also known as The Arabian Nights in English). His version of the tales appeared in twelve volumes between 1704 and 1717 and exerted a huge influence on subsequent European literature and attitudes to the Islamic world.

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Reviews

[Kaveh Rezaie · Rating 3 out of 5]

این دو داستان را هیچ کدام از چاپ‌های معتبر هزار و یک شب، نیاورده‌اند. و فقط در اولین ترجمه فرانسوی هزارویک شب توسط آنتوان گالان در قرن هجدهم، که غوغایی در غرب به پا کرد، وجود دارند. به همین دلیل هم مترجم کتاب این دو را جدا از داستان‌های اصلی به چاپ رسانده است.
طرح‌های محمدعلی بنی‌اسدی هم کتاب را زینت داده است.
حال خوشی داشت خواندن این دو. پس از آن همه رؤیاها و آرزوهایی که حولشان از کودکی داشته‌ام. و هنوز هم دارم.
نمره به این داستان‌ها را نمی‌دانم چطور توجیه کنم. فقط حس خوب.

[ella · Rating 4 out of 5]

definitely crazier than i expected but i loved the drama. aladdin’s mom deserves better