A quick summary

The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights, also known as The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It includes stories of kings, princesses, genies, magic, and love, as well as stories of adventure and mischief. The book is a compilation of tales told by Scheherazade, a brilliant and resourceful young woman, who must tell the stories over the course of a thousand and one nights in order to save her life. Through her storytelling, Scheherazade reveals the complexity of her own identity and the multiple identities of her characters, all set in a range of exotic settings.