Stories in Sand:the Arabian Nights by Damon Hamilton Langlois, New, Hardcover

Brand new, hardcover

An incredibly important book about the world of sand sculpting. It shows the struggle against time, gravity, fatigue, and weather. In 2013, Seventy-two of the worlds best sand sculptors, carved 30,000 tons of sand to create an immersive Arabian Nights sculpture park. Halfway through, it was destroyed by a freak storm. Experience one of the greatest modern artistic feats in this limited edition, hardcover first edition. Aladdin, Sinbad, Alibaba, and the unknown stories from the Arabian Nights are illustrated by sand sculptures created by the best sand artists in the world. Most of us have some familiarity with the Arabian Nights through film and TV adaptations of Aladdin and Sinbad. The original versions are all a little edgier than the remakes. The lesser-known stories include many genres, from epic fantasy to love stories, murder mysteries, tragic comedies, and even zombies. Most of us also have some familiarity with building sandcastles on the beach.