{"product_id":"9780141395036","title":"Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first English translation of this spectacular collection of medieval Arab fantasy stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA great cache of ancient, magical stories in the same tradition as \u003ci\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinary find. Dating from at least a millennium ago, these are the earliest-known Arabic short stories, which survived in a single, ragged manuscript in a library in Istanbul. Some found their way into \u003ci\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, but most have never been read in English before. Composed to fascinate their original audiences, these charming, surreal, baffling, and beautiful stories are indeed both marvelous and strange.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056350937328,"sku":"9780141395036","price":23.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141395036_p0.jpg?v=1763655333","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141395036","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}