Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange: The First

Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange: The First English Translation of a Medieval Arab Fantasy Collection (A Penguin Classics Hardcover)

The first English translation of this spectacular collection of medieval Arab fantasy stories

A great cache of ancient, magical stories in the same tradition asÂ The Arabian Nights,Â Tales of the Marvellous and News of the StrangeÂ is an extraordinary find. Dating from at least a millennium ago, these are the earliest-known Arabic short stories, which survived in a single, ragged manuscript in a library in Istanbul. Some found their way intoÂ The Arabian Nights, but most have never been read in English before. Composed to fascinate their original audiences, these charming, surreal, baffling, and beautiful stories are indeed both marvelous and strange.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780141395036
ReleaseDate 2015-02-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780141395036

Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange: The First English Translation of a Medieval Arab Fantasy Collection (A Penguin Classics Hardcover)