Duizend en één Nacht. Arabische vertellingen. Vierde deel

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anonymous

Language:

Dutch

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Duizend en één Nacht. Arabische vertellingen. Vierde deel" by Anonymous is a classic collection of Arabic tales likely compiled during the late medieval period. The book delves into the intricate narratives of love, wisdom, and adventure, traditionally framed within the overarching story of Scheherazade, who tells tales to captivate and delay her execution. In this particular volume, the opening story introduces Sultan Schahzaman, who struggles with his desire for a heir, leading him to seek divine intervention. The opening of the text focuses on the character of Sultan Schahzaman, detailing his grief over the lack of an heir despite his many wives. After taking counsel from his grand vizier, he gives alms to the devout, eventually bearing a son named Camaralzaman. The narrative further describes the young prince's upbringing and his father's ambition to see him married. However, Camaralzaman expresses strong reluctance towards marriage, leading to conflicts with his father and ultimately to his imprisonment. This engaging narrative sets the stage for further extraordinary events involving love, magic, and royal intrigue as it intertwines the lives of the prince and the captivating princess of China, Badoura. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Clog, J.H. Berends and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duizend-en-een-nacht

Release date is 2014-06-04