The Thousand and Second Night
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* ''The Bookman'', November 1925, s. 328 | * ''The Bookman'', November 1925, s. 328 | ||
:Adventure and treasure hunting, handicapped by African witchcraft, most amusingly mixed with the "Arabian Nights". | :Adventure and treasure hunting, handicapped by African witchcraft, most amusingly mixed with the "Arabian Nights". | ||
| - | + | * "Skeiks and a Djinn" ''The New York Herald'' European Edition 2.11.1925 | |
| + | :“The Thousand and Second Night,” by Frank Heller, translated from the Swedish by Edwin Bjbrkman (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 82). | ||
| + | :From Sweden emerges a humorful fantasy by Frank Heller deserving instant attention from those in serch of diversion. Mr. Collin, of whom this author has written before, appears in the Sahara (presumably) Desert with two travelling companions, and when he purchases an enchanted rug from a wizard, complications arise which can only be ascribed to the machinations of a hard working and potent brand of djinn. We learn, among other things, in what manner the fates of the travellers are entwined for a time with those of the villainous Bashir, the son of Abdullah, and his wife, the beautous Aouma, whose compulsory tale-telling in the manner of Scheherazade provides the title. And then there are the Devil’s Lake and the treasure of the ancestors of Herr von Totleben. His publishers rightly refer to Mr. Heller as “the crossword-artist of plot construction.” His engaging humor, admirably conveyed in Edwin Bjorkman’s translation, makes up for any slight absence of logic elsewhere. Indeed, the slightly made narrative method is a notable part of Heller’s charm. | ||
* ''The American Mercury'', November 1925, s. lviii | * ''The American Mercury'', November 1925, s. lviii | ||
* ''The Nation'', December 23, 1925, s. 738 | * ''The Nation'', December 23, 1925, s. 738 | ||
[[Category:Titel|Thousand and Second Night, The]] | [[Category:Titel|Thousand and Second Night, The]] | ||
