Cover of Arabian Nights
Fae & Fairy Fiction

Arabian Nights

by

  • 1932 first published
  • 912 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (10 ratings)
  • 8 editions
Borrow on Open LibraryFind in a library

Arabian Nights is a 1932 fae fiction novel by Scheherazade. Readers will find themes of arabs, fairy tales, tales and Folklore.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 25 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 912 pages, most readers finish it in 16–17 hours.

About Arabian Nights

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Canon, Literature
  • Arabs, folklore
  • Arabs
  • Fairy tales
  • Tales
  • Folklore
  • Tales, arab countries
  • Classic Literature
  • Arabic Folk literature
  • Littérature populaire arabe
  • Contes de fées
  • Arabes
  • Contes
  • Arabian nights

Quick answers

Who wrote Arabian Nights?

Arabian Nights was written by Scheherazade and first published in 1932.

What genre is Arabian Nights?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Arabian Nights?

The median edition has 912 pages, about 16–17 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Arabian Nights?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Happy Prince and other tales, Baum's American Fairy Tales and The Light Princess.

Books like Arabian Nights