{"product_id":"the-caravanserai-stories-hourglass-hardcover","title":"The Caravanserai Stories: Hourglass - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTahir Shah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEight strangers were clustered around the campfire of the caravanserai - silhouetted, ragged, and ripened by adventure. As the flames licked the darkness, sparks spitting up into the nocturnal firmament, the traveller dressed in turquoise cleared his throat and told his tale...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so starts \u003cem\u003eHourglass\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the eight extraordinary \u003cem\u003eCaravanserai Stories\u003c\/em\u003e - short tales that take the reader on a journey of enchantment and delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by his Afghan grandfather's first book, \u003cem\u003eEastern Moonbeams\u003c\/em\u003e, published a century ago, Tahir Shah's \u003cem\u003eThe Caravanserai Stories\u003c\/em\u003e are part of the heritage of folklore, of which \u003cem\u003eThe Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/em\u003e is a foundation stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShah says: 'Teaching stories such as these have been used throughout much of the world since the dawn of human society. Indeed, teaching stories, fables, legends, and wider folklore are like encoded documents of humanity - constituting a repository of knowledge amassed over millennia.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegarded as one of the most important and prolific storytellers working today, Tahir Shah's body of work comprises more than sixty books, many of them containing tales and folklore gleaned from all corners of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52526350598451,"sku":"9781914960567","price":38.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UEg5S1lBOGdOdE1TQVVHbXAraDltQT09.webp?v=1760623035","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-caravanserai-stories-hourglass-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}