Les mille et une nuits - Tome premier by Antoine Galland

"Les mille et une nuits - Tome premier" by Antoine Galland is a translation published between 1704-1717. This anonymous collection of Arabic tales draws from Persian and Indian sources, featuring stories within stories and mirrored characters. The frame narrative follows Scheherazade, who tells tales night after night. The collection's origins span centuries, blending Indo-Persian, Arab, and Egyptian folklore. Galland's pioneering French translation introduced these enchanting tales to Western audiences, launching Europe's fascination with oriental storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Translator Galland, Antoine, 1646-1715
Uniform Title Arabian nights. French
Title Les mille et une nuits - Tome premier
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_mille_et_une_nuits Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mille_et_Une_Nuits
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PJ: Language and Literatures: Oriental languages and literatures
Subject Fairy tales
Subject Tales -- Arab countries
Category Text
eBook-No. 15371
Release Date
Last Update Dec 14, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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