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Fairy Tales & Folklore

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

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    Aladdin and the Magic Lamp is a folklore and fairy tales novel by an unknown author. It deals with fairy tales.

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    About Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

    "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" by Unknown is a Middle Eastern folk tale added to One Thousand and One Nights by French translator Antoine Galland in 1710. A poor young man in China encounters a sorcerer who tricks him into retrieving a magical lamp from an enchanted cave. Trapped but aided by a magic ring, Aladdin escapes with the lamp and discovers it contains a powerful genie. He gains wealth, marries a princess, and builds a magnificent palace—but the vengeful sorcerer returns to reclaim the lamp and steal everything Aladdin has won.
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    • Fairy tales
    • Children's stories
    • Arabs, Folklore
    • Folklore, Arab countries

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    Who wrote Aladdin and the Magic Lamp?

    Aladdin and the Magic Lamp was written by an unknown author.

    What genre is Aladdin and the Magic Lamp?

    It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.

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    What books are similar to Aladdin and the Magic Lamp?

    Readers who like it often enjoy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Ozma of Oz and Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales.

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