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Tales from the Arabic — Complete

Anonymous

Translator John Payne

Publisher: Good Press

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"Tales from the Arabic — Complete" by anonymous is a collection of traditional tales from the rich Arabic culture. Among the tales in this volume are: Asleep and Awake, The Khalif Omar Ben Abdulaziz and the Poets, El Hejjaj and the Three Young Men, Haroun Er Reshid and the Woman of the Barmecides, The Ten Viziers; or the History of King Azadbekht and His Son, Jaafer Ben Yehya and Abdulmelik Ben Salih the Abbaside, Er Reshid and the Barmecides, Ibn Es Semmak and Er Reshid, El Mamoun and Zubeideh, En Numan and the Arab of the Benou Tai, Firouz and His Wife, and King Shah Bekht and His Vizier Er Rehwan.
Available since: 12/06/2019.
Print length: 487 pages.

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