Persian literature
Oral compositions and written texts in the Persian language
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| March 30 2025 | Sultan's Game, a card-based simulation and narrative game inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, is released on Steam. The game challenges players to complete weekly tasks set by a Sultan, making critical choices to survive a cruel game. |
| 2019 | Aladdin, a live-action musical fantasy film directed by Guy Ritchie, was released as a remake of Disney's 1992 animated feature. |
| 2015 | Arabian Nights (As Mil e uma Noites), a three-part film directed by Miguel Gomes, was released. |
| 2012 | Éditions Bruno Doucey publishes a selection of forty-eight poems by Garus Abdolmalekian entitled 'Our Fists under the Table', translated into French by Farideh Rava. |
| 2011 | Shabnam Rezaei and Aly Jetha created 1001 Nights, an animated television series for children produced by Big Bad Boo Studios, which launched on Teletoon. |
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