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One Thousand and One Nights is a [[manhwa]] written by [[Jin-Seok Jeon]] and illustrated by[[Seung-He Han]]. It is a different take on the events of the original [[One Thousand and One Nights]] story, where the main character Sharazad dresses up like a woman to take his sister's place in the sultan's harem. Three volumes have been published in English so far.
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'''''One Thousand and One Nights''''' (천일야화 ''Cheon-il-ya-hwa'') is a Korean [[manhwa]] written by [[Jeon JinSeok]] (전진석 ''Jeon Jin-seog'') and illustrated by [[Han SeungHee]] (한승희 ''Han Seung-hui''). It is a different take on the events of the original ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'' story, where the main character dresses up like a woman to take his sister's place in the sultan's harem. There are eleven volumes, all of which have been published in English.


==Plot Overview==
==Synopsis==
The story begins with the mad sultan [[List of One Thousand and One Nights characters#Shahryar|Shahryar]] preparing to bed his latest wife by telling her he will have her beheaded at sunrise. Upon kissing her the Shahryar discovers that his "bride" is in reality a beautiful young man -- the "[[Scheherazade]]" of the original story (Korean 셰에라자드 ''Sye'ela-jadeu'') is now "Sehera" (셰에라 ''Sye'ela'') -- who had pretended to be a girl in order to give his younger sister [[Dunyazade|Dunya]] (두냐자드 ''Du'nya-jadeu'') time to flee to China with a book seller. Thrown into prison, Sehera meets Jafar, Shahryar's former vizier and friend, who tells Sehera the history and fate of Fatima, Shahryar's adulterous wife who was originally his father's latest concubine; unknown to all, Sehera's plan was inspired by Shahryar having mistaken him for her while delirious from an almost successful assassination attempt. When Shahryar entered the cell with the intention of executing them, Sehera says he would happily die for Shahryar if his death gave him peace of mind but wants to tell him a story first, saying Shahryar is free to do as he wishes afterwards.
Sharazad, a young scholar, joins the mad sultan's harem in place of his sister, Dunya. Each night the sultan rapes a virgin, and at daybreak he beheads her. When the sultan discovers Sharazad is in fact a man, Sharazad agrees to tell him a story. If he does not enjoy it, he will be free to kill him by daybreak. Over the course of the story we discover what cause the sultan to go mad and kill the girls in his harem.

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==The Tales==
* [[Turandot]]
* [[Cho-yong]]
* [[Cleopatra]]
* [[The Angel and the Woodsman]] (Korean form of the [[Swan Maiden]])
* [[Socrates]] and [[Alcibiades]]
* [[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]], detailing [[Guan Yu]]'s short service under [[Cao Cao]]

==External links==
* [http://yenpress.us/?page_id=121 One Thousand and One Nights @ Yen Press]

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Latest revision as of 17:35, 19 October 2017

One Thousand and One Nights
Cover of the Yen Press edition of One Thousand and One Nights vol. 1 (2005), art by Han Seung-he
Genre
AuthorJeon Jin-seok
IllustratorHan Seung-he
PublisherSouth Korea Seoul Munhwasa
English publisherUnited States Yen Press

One Thousand and One Nights (천일야화 Cheon-il-ya-hwa) is a Korean manhwa written by Jeon JinSeok (전진석 Jeon Jin-seog) and illustrated by Han SeungHee (한승희 Han Seung-hui). It is a different take on the events of the original One Thousand and One Nights story, where the main character dresses up like a woman to take his sister's place in the sultan's harem. There are eleven volumes, all of which have been published in English.

Synopsis[edit]

The story begins with the mad sultan Shahryar preparing to bed his latest wife by telling her he will have her beheaded at sunrise. Upon kissing her the Shahryar discovers that his "bride" is in reality a beautiful young man -- the "Scheherazade" of the original story (Korean 셰에라자드 Sye'ela-jadeu) is now "Sehera" (셰에라 Sye'ela) -- who had pretended to be a girl in order to give his younger sister Dunya (두냐자드 Du'nya-jadeu) time to flee to China with a book seller. Thrown into prison, Sehera meets Jafar, Shahryar's former vizier and friend, who tells Sehera the history and fate of Fatima, Shahryar's adulterous wife who was originally his father's latest concubine; unknown to all, Sehera's plan was inspired by Shahryar having mistaken him for her while delirious from an almost successful assassination attempt. When Shahryar entered the cell with the intention of executing them, Sehera says he would happily die for Shahryar if his death gave him peace of mind but wants to tell him a story first, saying Shahryar is free to do as he wishes afterwards.

The Tales[edit]

External links[edit]