a child I remember that my mother told me amazing stories of flying carpets, magic lamps, princesses, city \u200b\u200bof majestic domes of genius ... I loved it. Maybe that's why I became interested in everything that came from the East and the Persian culture ... and let's be realistic, no one tells stories better than Shahrazad.
The theme of the stories tells the story of Sultan Shahriar who betrayed his wife decides to kill her. Thought that all women are bad and unfaithful, he decides to marry every night to kill a virgin in the morning and thus can prevent cheat. Many nobles who die from the vengeance of the Sultan, until there is the figure of the beautiful Shahrazad. Daughter of the vizier of Sultan and willing to do something to save your life concocts a grand scheme: is voluntarily submitted to the Sultan and night, with the excuse of saying goodbye to her beloved sister Dunyazad begins to tell a story. Both excited about the story to the Sultan who decides to spare his life that night so you can continue your account the next day and the next and the next .... and until completion "Arabian Nights." Shahrazad
disengaged in the Arabian Nights a whole collection of stories from the Persian, Arab and India.
Who has not heard of Aladdin and his wonderful lamp, or Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba and the forty thieves? Who not ever been told that the "open sesame"?
King Shahryar said to his wife Shahrazad:
"What a delicious, sweet and pleasant it is your conversation!. I would be pleased to hear some wonderful and original story, able to clear my mind of the concerns of the day. "
And Shahrazad said:
"I'll be happy happy, oh my lord. Have you heard the history of the City of Copper?. This is one of the more pleasant stories, full of wonders, the jinn and devils. No human being listened to him before you. I was interested in him, O my King, in my laborious and multiple readings recorded on the tablet of time. "
King Shahriar, feeling keenly interested said
"By God, decoration of kingdoms, tell me!".
And Shahrazad said:
"Have patience, my dear master, the next night you tell this extraordinary story. "
In this book there are three distinct versions: the Galland, the first to see the light in French in the seventeenth century and is considered the first edition of "rigorous" of the text of Boulaq , one of the first in Arabic, considered one of the most reliable, but committed numerous cuts due to a stern and strict interpretation of Islamic law and religious dogmatism, and, finally, that of Mardrus, also French and early twentieth century, dominated by Orientalism decadent sensualist period that strove to recreate a wanton and ridiculous version of Islam ...
But if what you want is to read, you just have to go through any bookstore and you can choose from hundreds of books, bindings, translations ...
Would not it be a good gift for someone this holiday season?
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