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A Thousand Nights by Nafiza Azad

A Thousand Nights

Nafiza Azad, Intisar Khanani

Candlewick Press · Hardcover · Forthcoming

In the mold of Arabian Nights, this groundbreaking YA anthology—featuring sixteen Muslim women writers—links together fantastical stories that a group of refugees tell one another within a riveting frame story.

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Who it’s for
Refugees share fantastical stories as they journey together in search of safety.
Genres
Fairy Tale Anthologies for Teens, Immigration for Teens, YA Fantasy
Published
Candlewick Press, Forthcoming

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About this book

In the mold of Arabian Nights, this groundbreaking YA anthology—featuring sixteen Muslim women writers—links together fantastical stories that a group of refugees tell one another within a riveting frame story. On her way across the desert, fleeing the soldiers who have destroyed all she knows, one refugee meets another. And another and another.

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As they travel together, on a journey in search of safety, they take turns telling one another stories—stories woven in the imagination; tales with echoes of the reality they face now. Tales of young people stolen away by jinn and tales of siblings rescuing one another; tales of lands encroached on by settlers and abandoned by rain; tales of magic found in caves, deserts, mountains, lakes, and, above all, in people, community, and faith. With a frame story written by Nafiza Azad and Intisar Khanani interwoven with stories from fifteen additional authors of various backgrounds, drawing on the mythologies and legends of their cultures, this extraordinary collection will appeal to lovers of fantasy and to those looking for books that center refugees and diverse narratives. Stories contributed by: Hanna Alkaf Sara Sharaf Beg Loretta Chefchaouni Heba Helmy Zeyneb Holdridge Ausma Zehanat Khan Diana Ma Ardo Omer Haneen Oriqat Sarah Mughal Rana Farah Naz Rishi Laila Sabreen Zeba Shahnaz Ream Shukairy Zaynah Qutubuddin

Stories Along the Journey

Refugees share fantastical stories as they journey together in search of safety.

Come here for

  • Fantastical tales echoing refugees’ present realities
  • Stories drawing on diverse cultural mythologies and legends

Expect

  • A frame story by Nafiza Azad and Intisar Khanani
  • Stories of jinn, siblings, threatened lands, and magic in people and places

Where it sits

Immigration for Teens53%
YA Fantasy39%
Fairy Tale Anthologies for Teens33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Myths & Legends for Teens
  • Muslim YA
  • Immigration for Teens
Authors
Nafiza Azad, Intisar Khanani
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
Forthcoming
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Myths & Legends for Teens