Ep 3: Tales of the Marvelous and News of the Strange

Voices Unheard

A collection of medieval Arabic pulp fiction stories is finally translated into English for the first time. A trashy read, but sexy and deliciously fantastic. Meet orientalist scholar Robert Irwin, who oversaw the translation, and listen to selected readings from the original text.

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