Alibaba and the Forty Thieves

Author: Tian Fang
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is in pinyin edition. "One Thousand and One Nights," also known as "Arabian Nights," is a collection of Arabic folk tales. Handwritten manuscripts appeared around the turn of the 8th and 9th centuries. After spreading across India, Persia, Iraq, Egypt, and other regions for hundreds of years, it was compiled in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is a crystallization of the wisdom and ingenuity of the peoples of the Middle East and Near East. "One Thousand and One Nights," with its vibrant colors, fantastical imagination, intricate stories, bold and almost farcical exaggeration, and interlocking structure, has given the tales enduring vitality. "One Thousand and One Nights" is an outstanding literary work beloved and familiar to people around the world. The great literary master Maxim Gorky called it "a magnificent monument in the realm of folk oral creation." "The Essence of Stories from One Thousand and One Nights" selects twelve of the most representative and influential stories from the original work, presented in a beautiful and colorful illustrated format, as a delightful feast for Chinese children.