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Persian prose meets pulp fiction: How an 18th-century fairy tale became a multilingual phenomenon
A magical flower that cures blindness. A brave prince. A blind king – and a fantastical adventure. The 18th-century Dastan-e-Gul-e Bakavali is an over-the-top tale of Prince Tajulmulk who sets off on a convoluted quest to a fairy kingdom in search of a the …