Shahrzad and the Angry King

Shahrzad learns about a king who lost his beloved wife and child and turned vindictive, making laws that would cause all his people to become as unhappy as he was.

Shahrzad goes to the king and tells him stories—perhaps ten, perhaps a hundred and one, perhaps a thousand and one—and the king listens to the stories and the king thinks about the stories and, slowly, the king starts to see himself and his kingdom and his people differently.

This is an intriguing new version of Tales from 1001 Nights that confirms readers' deepest beliefs: stories can change the world.