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The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night Volume 4: A Complete Translation of the Arabian Nights
Hardcover
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515422662
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 298
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A continuing volume of the celebrated collection of Middle Eastern tales, presented in John Payne's careful and literary English translation. Volume 4 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night carries forward the intricate narrative tradition framed by Shahrazad's storytelling, in which each tale unfolds into another, sustaining a cycle of suspense, invention, and reflection.
The stories gathered here expand the range of the collection, combining romance, adventure, wit, and moral complexity. Characters move through worlds shaped by fortune, deception, desire, and transformation, while the structure of nested narratives reinforces the sense of storytelling as both art and necessity. Payne's translation preserves the cadence and richness of the original material, offering a version that is attentive to tone, atmosphere, and literary form.
As part of the larger sequence, this volume contributes to one of the most influential bodies of narrative literature, reflecting a long tradition of storytelling that has shaped both Eastern and Western literary imagination. It remains essential for readers interested in classical literature, folklore, and the development of narrative form.
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