VI. Tales of the strange or supernatural. 65. The strangest story
66. I shall never eat elephant flesh
67. A dream come true
68. The body snatcher
69. The old tailor and his untimely call to prayer
70. Crime and punishment
71. An unlucky encounter
72. The man and the lark
73. Two surrealist stories from the desert
74. The story of Tamim al-Dari
VII. Tales of love. 75. A love story
76. A strange vow
77. A merchant and his wife
78. A final meeting
79. A party crasher's reward
80. Parting and reunion
VIII. Excerpts from seven major classical works. From Ibn Tufail, Hayy ibn Yaqzan
From Al-Jahiz, Al-Bukhala' (Book of misers)
83. From Ibn al-Muqaffa', Kalila and Dimna
84. From Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa (Epistles of the brethren of purity)
85. From Al-Maqamat (The assemblies)
86. From Abu 'l-'Ala' al-Ma'arri, Risalat al-Ghufran
87. From The adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: an Arab folk epic.
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Classical Arabic stories : an anthology. ISBN 9780231520270. Published by Columbia University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
