The Three Apples
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The Three Apples is a murder-mystery tale from the medieval Arabic collection One Thousand and One Nights, notable for its early use of detective-story elements and intricate storytelling.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic literature work
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detective story ⓘ frame tale episode ⓘ murder mystery ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | medieval period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic Golden Age
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surface form:
Islamic Golden Age literature
medieval Arabic narrative tradition ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
abuse of power and mercy
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fate and coincidence ⓘ jealousy and misunderstanding ⓘ justice ⓘ truth and false confession ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Harun al-Rashid
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Ja'far ibn Yahya ⓘ the Caliph's slave ⓘ the fisher ⓘ the murdered woman ⓘ the woman's husband ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ frame narrative ⓘ murder mystery ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later detective fiction scholarship
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studies of the origins of the mystery genre ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early example of detective-story elements in world literature
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noted for intricate storytelling structure ⓘ one of the earliest known murder mysteries ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
embedded story within a frame narrative
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investigation of a crime ⓘ multiple confessions ⓘ twist ending ⓘ use of clues and red herrings ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arabian Nights
NERFINISHED
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One Thousand and One Nights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Caliph orders vizier to find the murderer
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deadline for solving the crime under threat of execution ⓘ discovery of a locked chest containing a dismembered body ⓘ final revelation of the true circumstances of the murder ⓘ misidentification of the killer ⓘ search for rare apples as key evidence ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Abbasid Caliphate
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surface form:
Abbasid era
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| structure | story told by Scheherazade to King Shahryar ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Three Apples self-link ⓘ |
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