![]() Al-Shaykh's variations and narrative choices concentrate and focus the stories on the erotic passions and struggles of women and men. Al-Shaykh brings her tales to life with a wonderful earthy immediacy, informal and intimate. ![]() It is captivating * Daily Mail * Charming. link and loop and ensnare their readers * Daniel Hahn, Independent * What a woman!!! What a storyteller!!! * Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis * One of the finest writers of her generation * Financial Times * A book for grown-ups interested in rediscovering the One Thousand and One Nights in all its bawdy, violent glory. al-Shaykh has rendered nineteen little masterpieces into a wondrously warm, ribald and hilarious concoction, reminding us of how bang up to date these stories can be * Hanif Kureishi, Guardian * A treasure box of stories. ![]() bursting with jinnis and mischief * Donna Tartt, The Times * A treat and a trap for story lovers. ![]()
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