![]() ![]() I don’t recall exactly whether I was eight or ten years old when I first heard the words Alf Layla Wa Layla (One Thousand and One Nights) but I do remember being utterly smitten. Of her first encounter with Alf Layla Wa Layla (One Thousand and One Nights), she says: These memorising stories have captivated me since I was a little girl, much like Hanan Al-Shaykh. To survive, his newest wife Shahrazad spins a web of tales each night, leaving the King in suspense, allowing her to stay alive for yet another day. ![]() Maddened by the discovery of his wife’s sexual orgies, the king vows to marry a virgin each night and kill her in the morning. One Thousand One Nights are the never-ending stories told by Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar. ![]()
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