Some translations starting from Galland were censored due to lewd content. The original scattered Arabic texts were collected in four corpuses: the so-called Calcutta I or the Shirwanee Edition (1814вЂ“18, 2 volumes), Bulaq or the Cairo Edition (1835, 2 volumes), Breslau Edition (1825вЂ“38, 8 volumes) and Calcutta II or the W.H. In the 1880s an unexpurgated and complete English translation, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, was made by Richard Francis Burton. Galland-based English translations were superseded by that made by Edward William Lane in 1839вЂ“41. As early as the end of the 18th century the English translation based on Galland was brought to Halifax, Montreal, Philadelphia, New York and Sydney. Since then several English reissues appeared simultaneously in 1708. It exists in two known copies kept in the Bodleian Library and in the Princeton University Library. The first English translation appeared in 1706 and was made from Galland's version being anonymous, it is known as the Grub Street edition. Galland's translation was essentially based on a medieval Arabic manuscript of Syrian origins, supplemented by oral tales recorded by him in Paris from a Maronite Arab from Aleppo named Hanna Diyab. They began with the French translation by Antoine Galland (titled Les mille et une nuits, finished in 1717). It is a once in a life time opportunity.The translations of One Thousand and One Nights have been made into virtually every major language of the world. to 12a.m.The entry fee is 3 KD per person.

The festival is open from Monday to Saturday and the timings are from 10 a.m. The sand sculptures will be on display till end of April. You can also watch the various entertainment shows. Best time to visit is around 5PM, so you can see these amazing sand sculptures in the daylight as well in the dark when they are lit up. It is a fabulous way to spend your day out with your family. It also reminded me about the pyramids of Egypt and gave me a feeling as if I was walking in the Valleys of the Kings and Queens which I had seen in Egypt.ДЄfter my visit back home I was amazed and had a feeling as if I had just returned from a wonderful holiday. It was a great experience watching and admiring these sculptures and it looked like a journey into Arabia. Watching these sculptures and reading these stories takes us back to the great old days of storytelling. The sand sculptures bring to life the characters of the Arabian Nights stories. The stories are also displayed beside the sculptures. The sand sculptures are beautifully carved and given special light effects according to its theme. Some of the sculptures are 15 meters tall. The cost is about $2 million to $3 million US dollars or about 1 million Kuwaiti dinars. The quantity of sand used is around 28,000 tons which is about 1,000 dump truck loads. This project includes a 10,000 ton central sculpture more than 50 feet tall and 2,500 linear feet of 10-foot walls constructed of carved sand. The sand sculptures takes up around 28,000 square meters or around the size of four soccer fields. Damon Langlois from British Columbia, Canada. HeвЂ™s 1 of 73 sand artists at Remal and has helped set multiple Guinness World Records in sand sculpting.Дў. Some of the great artists behind these sculptures are:ДЎ. 73 of the worldвЂ™s best sand artists came to Kuwait and worked together to reimagine the stories of 1001 Nights and according to the organizers, the sand park will be the worldвЂ™s largest. There are around 37 different sculptures constructed out there.

The creativity exhibited there is mind blowing. Remal is organized by P2BK (Proud to be Kuwaiti Organization). It is a marvellous piece of architecture. The worldвЂ™s first sand festival featuring the theme of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp from theвЂќ 1001 Arabian NightsвЂќ is being told in combination with sand sculptures and light effects at the Kuwait International Fair ground at Mishref, K uwait.

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