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Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights
By Horta, Paulo Lemos
- ISBN
- 9780674545052
- Publisher
- Harvard Univ.
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Starred Review on February 1, 2017 | Arts and Humanities
The Arabian Nights originated many centuries ago in regions of the Near East, Central, and South Asia. While most scholars agree it was a composite, frame story collected over time based largely on folk tales, European translations included more stories that were not in the original Arabic versions and may well have been the creation of translators and interpreters. For example, "Aladdin's Lamp" and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
