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Fae & Fairy Fiction

The Arabian Nights

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  • 1946 first published
  • 280 pages
  • 64 editions
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The Arabian Nights is a 1946 fae fiction novel by Andrew Lang. Much of the action takes place in Arab countries. It deals with arabs, Folklore, tales and fairy tales.

26 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 64 editions.

At about 280 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About The Arabian Nights

Twenty of the traditional tales told by Scheherazade in an attempt to save her life, including The Merchant and the Genie, The Forty Thieves, The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, and Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Arab countries

Subjects

  • Folklore, arab countries
  • Arabs
  • Folklore
  • Tales
  • Fairy tales
  • Children's stories
  • Folklore, Arab countries

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Quick answers

Who wrote The Arabian Nights?

The Arabian Nights was written by Andrew Lang and first published in 1946.

What genre is The Arabian Nights?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is The Arabian Nights?

The median edition has 280 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Arabian Nights?

Readers who like it often enjoy One thousand and one Arabian Nights, Kinder- und Hausmärchen and Mary Poppins.

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