About this title: Based on the THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Mahfouz's ARABIAN NIGHTS AND DAYS consists of 17 interwoven stories in a lighter vein than is usual for this Nobel laureate.
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 1995-09-15
ISBN-13:9780385469012ISBN:0385469012
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Anchor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780385469012ISBN:0385469012
Description: New. New book with unbroken spine and clean unmarked pages. Back cover has a mark from where there was a price tag. Otherwise in excellent condition. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780385468886ISBN:0385468881
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket; DJ has minor edgewear. 0385468881. 8vo; 228 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780385405614ISBN:0385405618
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 1995-10-01
ISBN-13:9780385469012ISBN:0385469012
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780385469012ISBN:0385469012
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Edition: First American Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780385468886ISBN:0385468881
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0385468881. 1 x 9.7 x 6.5 Inches; 227 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780385404518ISBN:0385404514
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780385404518ISBN:0385404514
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Edition: 1st ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, London
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780385404518ISBN:0385404514
Description: Used-Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket. Pages clean; binding tight; small surface loss to dust jacket front panel, affecting author's name; dust jacket protected in removable clear film. read more
"It is hard to say why I liked this book so much. I was fairly confused during the whole of it, I didn't understand the Islamic (I assume) philosophy or mores, I had a very difficult time keeping the unfamiliar names straight, but I persisted in being fascinated by the story. It is translated from Arabic and seems to pick up at the end of the Arabian Nights/Sheherezad story, which I have never read, but would now like to."
"Based loosely on the Arabian Nights, this novel begins with a description of the sultan Shariyar as a bloodthirsty despot who is contemplating doing away with his wife, Sharzhad, should she fail to continue entertaining him with stories. We are then treated to several stories of people related to both Shariyar and Sharzhad either by blood or politics, which can be one and the same thing in this context.
Excellent character studies and a continued emphasis on political and moral corruption, with the added twist of the interventions of godlessness and evil in the lives of the people.
"I liked how the story follows the arabian nights style - short stories, self contained, but each story is interconnected. The same characters are featured throughout, but from a different point of view."
"Esta história começa quando Xerazade termina a narração das suas mágicas histórias ao sultão Shahriar, deixando-o de tal modo encantado que lhe poupa a vida. Ao longo das suas páginas, percorremos o quotidiano de uma cidade medieval islâmica que, graças à acção de alguns génios, presencia uma série de crimes, sentenças e deposições nos mais altos cargos. Um livro que mostra bem a cultura e costumes islâmicos, misturados com as histórias mais estranhas dignas das histórias de Xerazade, onde os génios conspiram para salvar uns, juntar outros e destruir outros quantos."
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