![]() ![]() Mary Gaitskilll’s foreword is curious reading with her assessment of the tales’ theme being one of betrayal and/or trickery. If anything, I’d say it was more of an adult read simply because of the “more elevated” language and a certain lack of fun. It’s only likely to be a concern for parents in bits and pieces. ![]() It is being promoted as being sexual, or at least having sexual episodes, but don’t get excited. Said to be a re-telling of the original Scheherazade stories without the Western twist, although it does remind me of morality tales such as Uncle Remus and Bre’r Rabbit. Nineteen Scheherazade fairy tales without the Western twist. One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling by Hanan al-Shaykhįantasy, fairytale in Hardcover edition that was published by Pantheon on Jand has 320 pages. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |