According to Jorge Luis Borges, this is "a book so vast that it is not necessary to have read it, for it is a part of our memory."
According to Jorge Luis Borges, this is "a book so vast that it is not necessary to have read it, for it is a part of our memory." Edward Powys Mathers translated J.C. Mardrus' French edition of this work into English, though that edition is less famous than that of Antoine Galland. This work contains the story of a man who goes to Cairo after dreaming that he will find treasure there, but discovers that it is actually buried in his own garden. This work, which also contains the story of the fisherman and the genie, was translated into English by Edward Lane but more famously by Richard Burton. Better-known characters in this work include Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba. For 10 points, name this work in which Scheherezade keeps herself alive by telling stories.
According to Jorge Luis Borges, this is "a book so vast that it is not necessary to have read it, for it is a part of our memory."
One {Thousand} and One {Nights} [or The {Arabian Nights}' {Entertainment}; or {Kit?b} ‘{alf layla wa}-{layla}; accept other reasonable {translations}]