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The Arabian Nights

The travels and travails of Sinbad the Sailor as illustrated by Edward Dulac

Perhaps you know the tale. In order to save her life, Sheherazade starts spinning stories for the vengeful King Shahriyar. One story leads to another that leads to another, on and on for 1,001 nights. For the scholar Robert Irwin, Sheherazade's plight is our own, for what are our lives but stories related to countless other stories, all told under the shadow of death, the terminator of all stories? Irwin joins us Thursday as we explore the world of the Arabian Nights and ask what they can offer us today.

Robert Irwin is the author of many books, including The Arabian Nights: A Companion. He wrote the introductions for a three-volume new translation of the Arabian Nights published by Penguin Classics. His latest book is Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange [Amazon|Indiebound].

Ballet West is staging Aladdin April 3rd through April 5th at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Salt Lake City. For tickets and information, call 801-355-ARTS or click here.

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.