Voces del Desierto |
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Author:
| Piñon, Nélida |
Translator:
| Merlino, Mario |
ISBN: | 978-970-770-152-6 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2006 |
Publisher: | Santillana USA Publishing Company, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Alfaguara |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Every night a beautiful woman is chosen to lay with the caliph of Baghdad only to be executed at sunrise. A thousand years ago, Scherezade saved her life by her gift of storytelling in The Arabian Nights, now; this book reinvents the fascination with this classic tale. It recreates her days in the palace and the feelings and emotions of a woman dedicated to an art where to lose track of a story means losing her life. Through the accounts of the narrator, we become participants of her...
More DescriptionEvery night a beautiful woman is chosen to lay with the caliph of Baghdad only to be executed at sunrise. A thousand years ago, Scherezade saved her life by her gift of storytelling in The Arabian Nights, now; this book reinvents the fascination with this classic tale. It recreates her days in the palace and the feelings and emotions of a woman dedicated to an art where to lose track of a story means losing her life. Through the accounts of the narrator, we become participants of her story, struggles and the story of the palace.