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In this ambitious first novel, travelers stuck overnight in an airport create a modern Arabian Nights by telling stories to pass the time. The format allows for a witty interweaving of classic fairy tale and fable conventions with contemporary settings (one story begins, "In the city of London, there was once a wealthy stockbroker who had three sons..."). Stories unfold with arresting juxtapositions of cultures and characters: an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More