Whatever gets you through the night : a story of sheherezade and the Arabian entertainments
by
Codrescu, Andrei, 1946-
Title
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Whatever gets you through the night : a story of sheherezade and the Arabian entertainments
Author
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Codrescu, Andrei, 1946-
ISBN
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9781400838011
9781283033510
Publication Information
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (179 pages)
Abstract
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"I fear each passing night that I will not receive my maintenance dose of suspense, and then I will cease to exist."--Whatever Gets You through the NightWhatever Gets You through the Night is an irreverent and deeply funny retelling of the Arabian Nights and a wildly inspired exploration of the timeless art of storytelling. Award-winning writer Andrei Codrescu reimagines how Sheherezade saved Baghdad's virgins and her own life through a heroic feat of storytelling--one that kept the Persian king Sharyar hanging in agonizing narrative and erotic suspense for 1001 nights. For Sheherezade, the en.
Title Subject
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Arabian nights -- Adaptations.
Arabian nights. (OCoLC)fst01356541
Subject Term
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Storytelling -- Fiction.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 375345-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |