AladdinSince its first telling in Paris in 1709, ? Aladdin? has captured the hearts and minds of readers, authors, illustrators, and filmmakers. For just as long, popular adaptations have exoticized the tale, or else reduced it to a rags to riches story for children. With this ? smooth, dark, exciting interpretation? (Public Books), acclaimed translator and poet Yasmine Seale and literary scholar Paulo Lemos Horta offer both a corrective and a definitive