What is the structural device used in the Tutinama?

A 'frame story' where a parrot tells sub-stories to keep the protagonist engaged, similar to the One Thousand and One Nights.

Persian-Sanskrit Literary Exchange

UPSC Archival Analysis

Ziyauddin Nakhshabi translated the Sanskrit text Suka Saptati into Persian under the title Tutinama (Tales of a Parrot) in the 14th century.

Exam Year

2022

Evidence Source

ID: ART_LIT_2022_40 Ref: History of Indo-Persian Literature