The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
by A. S. Byattliterary work· published 1994
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A collection of fairy tales for adults. The title novella is on a middle-aged Englishwoman attending a writers' conference in Turkey. She picks up an antique bottle and as she is washing it a djinn appears, offering to grant her three wishes. She asks for a younger body, then requests he make love to her.
Adaptations (1)
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye was adapted into a 2022 film.
Three Thousand Years of Longing2022 · film · 108 min · dir. George Miller · IMDb ↗A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.
