Tales of the marvellous and news of the strange
2015
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A collection of the earliest known Arabic short stories. Dating from at least a millenium ago, they have survived in a single, ragged manuscript in a library in Istanbul, and include tales of monsters, lost princes, priceless jewels and shocking reversals of fortune.
Main title:
Tales of the marvellous and news of the strange / translated by Malcolm C. Lyons.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2015.
Collation:
496 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Arabic.
ISBN:
9780141395043 (pbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION892.7
Language:
EnglishArabic
BRN:
2140882
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