Several classic tales take place in the Orient, including "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" and "The Tale of the Three Apples" from "One Thousand and One Nights" (Arabian Nights). These stories often explore themes of adventure, magic, and morality within a richly depicted backdrop of Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures. Additionally, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," a Japanese folklore, reflects elements of the Orient through its mythological narrative.
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Try The Thousand and One Nights.
kingdom of Dor in medieval times
The duration of Romance on the Orient Express is 1.6 hours.
It takes place in the caribbean and Pacific Ocean
The murder in the novel "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie takes place in the 1930s.
Hercule Poirot: a retired Belgian police officer & current private detective in England Monsieur Bouc: former member of the Belgian police force & current director of the railway line Dr. Constantine: the coroner aboard the Orient Express Mary Debenham: Daisy Armstrong's governess & instrumental in planning Ratchett's death Mrs. Hubbard: Linda Arden, famous actress & Daisy Armstrong's grandmother Colonel Arbuthnot: a close friend of Colonel Armstrong, Daisy's father Princess Dragomiroff: a Russian princess & Sophie Armstrong's godmother Hector McQueen: Ratchett's personal secretary & friend of Sophie Armstrong Mr. Ratchett: Mr. Cassetti, who kidnapped & murdered Daisy Armstrong for money Countess Andrenyi: Sophie Armstrong's younger sister Count Andrenyi: the Countess' husband & Sophie's brother-in-law Cyrus Hardman: a private detective from New York; in love with Daisy's French nurse, who committed suicide Antonio Foscanelli: the Armstrong family's chauffer Greta Ohlsson: Swedish; Daisy's nurse; cries a lot Hildegarde Schmidt: the Princess' maid & the Armstrong's cook Edward Henry Masterman: Ratchett's valet; recruited by Hardman to help with the murder plot Pierre Michel: the train's conductor & the French nurse's father
Only the beginning of Agatha Christie's book takes place in Istanbul. The majority of it takes place on a train somewhere in Yugoslavia.
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The adjective from of Orient is oriental.
The setting for Agatha Christie's famous film "Murder on the Orient Express" was the dining car of the Orient Express train. This is where the murder of Ratchett takes place, setting off the investigation led by Hercule Poirot.