The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight
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The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight, by Muhammad al-Nafzawi
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An ancient sex manual and work of erotic literature, written in late 15th century A.D. Translated by Sir Richard Burton, it is a monument to his Arabic learning and his encyclopedic knowledge of Eastern life.
According to the introduction of Colville's English translation, Muḥammad al-Nafzawi probably wrote The Perfumed Garden sometime during the twelfth century. Sheikh Nefzawi was born among the Berber Nefzawa tribe in the south of present-day Tunisia. He compiled it at the request of the Hafsid ruler of Tunis, Abū Fāris ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Mutawakkil.