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A review by e_bibliophile
The Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang
4.0
The Arabian Nights Entertainments contains 33 short stories related to the famous 1001 nights, selected and edited by [a:Andrew Lang|18393|Andrew Lang|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1226677754p2/18393.jpg]. I quite enjoyed his breezy editing which left no room for boredom. The stories are mostly folklore of the medieval Islamic era, with hints to ancient pre-Islamic history, mostly in Arab lands, Persia, and all the way reaching to China.
I won't elaborate and review the stories, but I must pay my respects to the badass Scheherazade aka شهرزاد in Arabic/Persian. She's the ultimate mistress of all female procrastinators with her wicked scheme, outsmarting the scumbag Schahriar aka شهريار in Arabic/Persian.
Out of the blue, Schahriar's wife had cheated on him which drove him crayzaay. Driven by his broken heart and lost mind, and thanks to his authoritative rank as the Sultan, he decided to erase the female human kind from his society, not only by a single genocide, he's a man after all and a man has needs to satisfy. So, he had the habit of marrying a new virgin every night then having her beheaded the next morning.
A girl must step out to end this bullshit. Here comes the grand-vizir's daughter; witty bibliophile Scheherazade. She volunteered to be wedded to the merciless Sultan. Instead of lying on his bed waiting for her inevitable fate, she charms him with a trail of fascinating stories. She kept procrastinating her storytelling, tale followed by another. He couldn't get enough of her enchanting stories every night and eventually resolved to keep her head attached to her body.
Morals of the story:
- Procrastination is the answer.
- You can escape the inevitable fate of death if you read books.
- Even the cruelest men can be manipulated if you knew your true girl-power.
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Recommended to everyone. Many bewildering stories of genii, wizards and witches, princes and princesses, magical powers, monstrous animals, Sindbad the Sailor and his adventures with one-eyed-giants and red-hairy-imps, Aladdin and his famous Lamp, and more...
I won't elaborate and review the stories, but I must pay my respects to the badass Scheherazade aka شهرزاد in Arabic/Persian. She's the ultimate mistress of all female procrastinators with her wicked scheme, outsmarting the scumbag Schahriar aka شهريار in Arabic/Persian.
Out of the blue, Schahriar's wife had cheated on him which drove him crayzaay. Driven by his broken heart and lost mind, and thanks to his authoritative rank as the Sultan, he decided to erase the female human kind from his society, not only by a single genocide, he's a man after all and a man has needs to satisfy. So, he had the habit of marrying a new virgin every night then having her beheaded the next morning.
A girl must step out to end this bullshit. Here comes the grand-vizir's daughter; witty bibliophile Scheherazade. She volunteered to be wedded to the merciless Sultan. Instead of lying on his bed waiting for her inevitable fate, she charms him with a trail of fascinating stories. She kept procrastinating her storytelling, tale followed by another. He couldn't get enough of her enchanting stories every night and eventually resolved to keep her head attached to her body.
Morals of the story:
- Procrastination is the answer.
- You can escape the inevitable fate of death if you read books.
- Even the cruelest men can be manipulated if you knew your true girl-power.
__________
Recommended to everyone. Many bewildering stories of genii, wizards and witches, princes and princesses, magical powers, monstrous animals, Sindbad the Sailor and his adventures with one-eyed-giants and red-hairy-imps, Aladdin and his famous Lamp, and more...