{"product_id":"9781408827765-one-thousand-and-one-nights","title":"One Thousand and One Nights","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Arab world's greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, published to coincide with the world tour of a magnificent musical and theatrical production directed by Tim Supple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Arab world's greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magical . bursting with jinnis and mischief' \u003c\/b\u003eDonna Tartt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the finest writers of her generation'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/i\u003e are the never-ending stories told by Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar. Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies, King Shahrayar vows to marry a virgin every night and kill her in the morning. To survive, his newest wife Shahrazad spins a web of tales each night, leaving the King in suspense when morning comes, prolonging her life for another day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGathered from India, Persia and across the great Arab empire, these mesmerising stories tell of the real and the supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate. Retold by Hanan al-Shaykh,\u003ci\u003e One Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/i\u003e are revealed in an intoxicating new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943851110497,"sku":"9781408827765","price":9.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30113676.jpg?v=1726731843","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781408827765-one-thousand-and-one-nights","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}