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Fairy Tales & Folklore

The Arabian Nights Entertainments

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    an unknown author's The Arabian Nights Entertainments is a folklore and fairy tales novel. It deals with fairy tales.

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    About The Arabian Nights Entertainments

    "The Arabian Nights Entertainments" by Anonymous is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. A king executes his brides each morning until Scheherazade volunteers, saving her life by telling captivating stories that end on cliffhangers night after night. The tales span historical adventures, love stories, tragedies, and fantastical journeys featuring jinn, sorcerers, and legendary places, all woven together across one thousand and one nights of storytelling.
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    • Fairy tales
    • Folklore, Arab countries

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    The Arabian Nights Entertainments was written by an unknown author.

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    It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.

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