One Thousand and One Nights

Once upon a time...

A piece inspired by The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (commonly known in English as the Arabian Nights), in particular the intelligent queen of stories, Scheherazade. I will admit that I took liberties with culture - it's a mix of Turkey, Morocco, Iran, Oman and Armenia...

Throwback Thursday: Various book-related things

Since it's World Book Day today, here are a few book-related items...

Grim Lairy Tales (2012)

The Clever Prince (2012)

Literary Inspirations: Part One - Childhood

This past weekend, I saw an article on The Guardian website where major authors listed the books that influenced them the most as children and young adults. I'm definitely more an artist than an author, and I go through phases of reading lots to reading little (at least in the sense of traditional books, that is). However, I thought it would be fun to have a go at listing the literary works that have had an impact on me. Even though I had to divide it into two parts, it still isn't exhaustive.