The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights), Volume 01


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(4.5 stars; 96 reviews)

This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The are an amalgam of mythology and folk tales from the Indian sub-continent, Persia, and Arabia. No original manuscript has ever been found for the collection, but several versions date the collection's genesis to somewhere between AD 800-900. The stories are wound together under the device of a long series of cliff-hangers told by Shahrazad to her husband Shahryar, to prevent him from executing her. Many tales that have become independently famous come from the Book, among them Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and the voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. This collection comes from the first of sixteen volumes translated by Burton.
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Chapitres

Section One 33:54 Lu par Peter Yearsley
Section Two 40:42 Lu par Gesine
Section Three 38:00 Lu par hefyd
Section Four 32:25 Lu par hefyd
Section Five 39:35 Lu par hefyd
Section Six 35:03 Lu par hefyd
Section Seven 35:58 Lu par Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit
Section Eight 34:59 Lu par Ransom
Section Nine 37:37 Lu par Anna Simon
Section Ten 31:19 Lu par Kalynda
Section Eleven 34:28 Lu par Kalynda
Section Twelve 34:10 Lu par hefyd
Section Thirteen 37:47 Lu par hefyd
Section Fourteen 34:29 Lu par Priya, India
Section Fifteen 37:09 Lu par R. S. Steinberg
Section Sixteen 34:36 Lu par hefyd
Section Seventeen 30:18 Lu par hefyd
Section Eighteen 34:12 Lu par hefyd
Section Nineteen 34:39 Lu par hefyd
Section Twenty 36:12 Lu par hefyd
Section Twenty-One 33:34 Lu par Melissa
Section Twenty-Two 40:40 Lu par CalmDragon
Section Twenty-Three 37:54 Lu par Peter Yearsley

Critiques

A Thousand + nights


(5 stars)

These stories are a treasure. Some are a little goarey but humor is well used to help. All the readers get a big thankyou from me. The whole family will enjoy this audio book. Oops! No, no, no, I mean those over ... say ... 18. I just listened again and its still a wonderfull book.

Excellent.


(5 stars)

I greatly enjoyed the stories. Can't wait for the second volume

Good book and readers


(3.5 stars)

Overall I found this to be a good book with good readers, however a few readers were somewhat distracting in regards to their even tone. But the main reason I did not fully enjoy tbis book is my lack of understanding of Islamic culture and its traxitions. This was my first exposure to both and am grateful to this book and recording for that rare pleasure in my life. Thank-you all in this endeavor.


(4.5 stars)

Burton's translation is accurate and easy to understand despite some archaisms. I notice the absence of preface and footnotes, though Im sure people like me who want footnotes are in the minority. I could nitpick the readers, but they are volunteers


(5 stars)

A wonderful translation read well. I do miss Burton's introduction and commentary, but not enough to lower my rating. If you think the tales are adult, you should see some of the notes.

One Thousand Nights and A Nigjt


(4 stars)

Most of the readers are very good; however some were so difficult to follow I skipped their chapters.

Very Enjoyable


(5 stars)

Listened to these stories and later narrated them to my wife. We both enjoyed them. Thank you

Captivating!


(5 stars)

Excellent readers, exquisite text. The biggest collection of the most fanciful tales you will ever encounter.