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By Al-Nafzawi,Jim Colville

ISBN-10: 041560589X

ISBN-13: 9780415605892

The Perfumed backyard of Sensual Delight has a foul popularity and a tattered heritage. For over a century, it's been recognized in English via Sir Richard Burton’s strange translation (from the French) which constantly elaborated and misinterpreted the unique. If ever a ebook wanted demystifying, it's this one. even if remarkably lewd now and then, it doesn't linger over info nor does it contrive to excite. It doesn't, hence, qualify as pornography. in reality, The Perfumed backyard of Sensual satisfaction is not anything greater than a guide for the normal married guy of its author’s time and position – Tunisia, within the early a part of the 15th century – yet person who isn't with out a few leisure value.


The current translation isn't just the 1st, released English model to be dependent upon a longtime Arabic textual content, but in addition the 1st to be translated without delay from the unique Arabic at all.


First released in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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