Selected Masterpieces of World Literature—One Thousand and One Nights

Author: (Arabic) Li Tongning Translated
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Publication Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This book contains love stories, erotic tales, character biographies, and diverse themes, all splendid and engaging, making it delightful to read again and again. It is a treasure filled with dreams and adventures. The cruel King Sharuyal discovers his queen is having an affair and concludes that women are terrifying and that no loyal women exist. Therefore, he orders a virgin girl to be brought to the palace each night and killed the next morning. To save the girls of the nation, the daughter of the prime minister, Scheherazade, voluntarily enters the palace. That night, she tells the king an enchanting story, captivating him so that he spares her life. She is allowed to continue telling a new story each night, and in this way, the king is moved and makes her his queen, living a peaceful and happy life for one thousand and one nights.