Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Illustrated by Burkhard Neie
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves / Ali Baba und die vierzig Räuber
Illustrated by Burkhard Neie
The greatest tale from One Thousand and One Nights
»Open sesame!«
»Allah«, she replied, »saved you from doom and a shameful death because of your pure heart.«
The story is famous around the world: The poor woodcutter Ali Baba, hidden in dense bushes, overhears a band of robbers use the secret magical command »Open sesame!« and then finds their treasures hidden in a cave: carpets, robes, gold coins and precious stones. To improve his modest circumstances, he takes some of the gold home with him. But the robbers find him out and Ali Baba can only just save himself with the help of his clever servant Marjana. This fairy tale is one of...
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The story is famous around the world: The poor woodcutter Ali Baba, hidden in dense bushes, overhears a band of robbers use the secret magical command »Open sesame!« and then finds their treasures hidden in a cave: carpets, robes, gold coins and precious stones. To improve his modest circumstances, he takes some of the gold home with him. But the robbers find him out and Ali Baba can only just save himself with the help of his clever servant Marjana. This fairy tale is one of Scheherazade’s most famous stories from the Arabian Nights. Illustrator and book designer Burkhard Neie has taken on the classic text and created a magnificent edition for the Insel-Bücherei, fit for a queen’s library!
2023, 110 pages