{"product_id":"scheherazades-last-night-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"Scheherazade's Last Night and Other Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Schulman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJules Verne, \u003c\/strong\u003e before he became the famous novelist we know today from \u003cem\u003eAround the World in 80 Days\u003c\/em\u003e, learned his profession writing for the stage. Many of those youthful plays have been discovered for the first time, and three are translated into English for the first time in \u003cem\u003eScheherazade's Last Night and Other Plays\u003c\/em\u003e. In \u003cem\u003eAn Excursion at Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, Verne offers a humorous account of a nautical adventure interrupted by pirates. In \u003cem\u003eLa Guimard\u003c\/em\u003e, he relates a love affair between the dancer, and the painter Jacques-Louis David, creating a realistic historical background as well as a deeply-felt romance. And in \u003cem\u003eThe Thousand and Second Night\u003c\/em\u003e, Verne draws upon the world of the Arabian Nights to tell how the Sultan and the story-telling Scheherazade are finally united in marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslator \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Schulman \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of French and International Studies at Old Dominion University.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48346177011961,"sku":"9781629331973","price":31.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ImcMj6odtx9781629331973.webp?v=1777787722","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/scheherazades-last-night-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}