One Aladdin Two Lamps

Jeanette Winterson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:13th Nov '25

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One Aladdin Two Lamps cover

An invitation to change our lives and imagine the world anew through reading stories, in the absorbing new book from Jeanette Winterson

‘A dizzying whirligig of memoir, history, philosophy, politics and self-help’ Guardian

I can change the story because I am the story.

With her execution looming, a woman is fighting for her life. Every night, she tells a story. Every morning, she lives one more day. One Aladdin Two Lamps cracks open the legendary story of One Thousand and One Nights to to show how its questions are still relevant to our lives today. Is love the most important thing in the world? What makes us happy?

In her guise as Aladdin – the orphan who changes his world – Jeanette Winterson asks us to reread what we think we know and look again at how fiction works in our lives, giving us the courage to change our own narratives and imagine the world anew.

‘Enchanting, unexpected and razor-sharp’ Kamila Shamsie

‘Makes you think and makes you laugh’ Nigella Lawson

‘Dazzling… A riveting look at humanity at an existential crossroads’ Independent

‘One of the most gifted writers working today’ New York Times

Enchanting, unexpected and razor-sharp. Jeanette Winterson and Shahrazad are the perfect co-pilots to take us into new worlds on the wings of old stories -- Kamila Shamsie
A dazzling blend of fiction, memoir, essay and magical storytelling… One Aladdin Two Lamps is a riveting look at humanity at an existential crossroads * Independent, *Novel of the Month* *
One Aladdin Two Lamps is a passionate hymn to the supreme values of human imagination, generosity and love * Times Literary Supplement *
A dizzying whirligig of memoir, history, philosophy, politics and self-help, loosely tied to commentary on the [One Thousand and One] Nights… It feels thrillingly direct * Guardian *
I just devoured One Aladdin, Two Lamps... A story about storytelling as well as a rousing tract about the power of reading. At its heart, really, it's about what it means to be human. I love the particularity of Winterson's voice: its intensity, its spirited seriousness, playfulness and wit... Makes you think and makes you laugh -- Nigella Lawson
It’s the confidence of her [Winterson’s voice and declarations…that seduces… [Winterson is] always worth reading * Financial Times *
Jeanette Winterson is a brilliant writer and her latest, One Aladdin Two Lamps is yet another unputdownable book… a combination of story telling, folk tales, history, its relevance in a modern setting * Morning Star *

ISBN: 9781787336124

Dimensions: 223mm x 146mm x 27mm

Weight: 384g

272 pages