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| Dalziel Bros, 1894 |
Sam: What’s after a thousand?
Sarah: Why, a thousand and one is the next number.
Sam: So, it’s about the Arabian Nights?
Sarah: What a cast of characters. What a chequered history of collection and translation. If I could take one book to a desert island, this would be it.
Sam: Not a bible?
Sarah: Well. Maybe a bible has a bit more variety than just telling stories with cliffhangers to save one’s life. But I guess for me, narration wins out over preaching.
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Voice-over
What a work. What a fascinating frame using a formidable storyteller. What a study in compilations and translations. From colonial male explorers like Richard Burton, to cross-cultural female poets like Yasmine Seale.
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