The Arabian Nights is a book as universal as it is widely unknown, except for some of the stories it contains. This study published by Graphiclassic, including 236 extensively illustrated pages, delves into the story’s content and its widespread influence in all fields. The book is further divided into four parts. In the first, its features, history and content are analyzed in depth by renowned specialists in the field. The second delves into tales and characters ranging from Scheherazade to Sindbad the Sailor and Aladdin, as well as others less well-known. The third is a collection of the main versions created in art, graphics, music and cinema over time. And last of all, the Post Scriptum section surprises readers with a wide variety of anecdotes, curiosities and unknown facts about the work.

Soha Abboud is a full professor with the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She is the director of the “Christians and Muslims in the Hispanic Middle Ages” research group at that university and the author of numerous studies her specialty field.

Jesús Urceloy is a poet, storyteller, editor and professor of creative writing and poetry. With Antonio Rómar, he co-authored one of the historical editions of The Arabian Nights in Spanish (Cátedra, 2005; third edition, 2017).