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WW Norton & Co Aladdin A New Translation 2018 Edition by Translated by Yasmine Seale, Paulo Lemos Horta
Long Defined By Film Adaptations That Have Portrayed Aladdin As A Simplistic Rags-To-Riches Story For Children, This Work Of Dazzling Imagination-And Occasionally Dark Themes-Now Comes To Vibrant New Life. "In The Capital Of One Of China'S Vast And Wealthy Kingdoms", Begins Shahrazad, There Lived Aladdin, A Rebellious Fifteen-Year-Old Who Falls Prey To A Double-Crossing Sorcerer And Is Ultimately Saved By A Princess.One Of The Best-Loved Folktales Of All Time, Aladdin Has Been Capturing The Imagination Of Readers, Illustrators And Filmmakers Since An Eighteenth-Century French Publication First Added The Tale To The Arabian Nights. Here Is An Elegant, Eminently Readable Rendition Of Aladdin In What Is Destined To Be A Classic For Decades To Come.