Arabic fairy tales
The stories included in the illustrated edition of "Arab Tales", very diverse in style and content, go back to Arabic, Iranian and Indian folklore. This is a kaleidoscope of events and images of a bygone era with a motley flavor of morals and everyday life of various segments of the population during the reign of the Baghdad Caliph Harun ar-Rashid. The connecting link of all fairy tales is the wise and well-read daughter of the Vizier Scheherazade. Fleeing from the massacre of Shakhriyar, after the betrayal of all the women, Scheherazade with his stories distracts the tyrant from gloomy thoughts and kindles his curiosity, interrupting his story at the most interesting place! Djinn and sorcerers, treasures sealed with a secret word, magic rings and lamps, enchanted young men and crafty beauties – this is how the reader opens the bizarre, colorful, mysterious world of Arabic fairy tales.
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