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    (Paperback - New Deluxe Edition)

    • Pub. Date: May 2008
    • 464pp
    • Sales Rank: 36,015

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      • Pub. Date: May 2008
      • Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
      • Format: Paperback, 464pp
      • Sales Rank: 36,015

      Synopsis

      Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed-new deluxe trade paperback editions of the beloved stories.

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      Haddawy uses Muhsin Mahdi's widely accepted, recent, definitive edition, which is based on the 14th-century Syrian manuscript to form the first serious translation into English in more than a century.

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      Biography

      Husain Haddawy was born and grew up in Baghdad, taught English and comparative literature at various American universities, wrote art criticism, and is now living in retirement in Thailand.

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      Wonderful stories; definitive translationby ezraNYC

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      September 21, 2009: This is the absolute best, clearest and most comprehensible translation of the Arabian Nights that you will find. While the famous Burton translation has gained lots of followers over the years, this translation is incredible as Haddawy brings the cultural understanding to the translation, which is sadly lacking in Burton's. Very definitive.

      A classic among classicsby Anonymous

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      May 10, 2008: This is the book that spawned all of the great Disney movies that kids love so much these days. It's a book that should be read by all children and their parents since it contains all kinds of magic that the stories and movies of today often copy - i.e. the magic carpet, Ali Babba and the 40 Thieves, and so many more. Read it and love it!