Many imitations were written , especially in France .
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ( Arabian Nights ) from the Middle East has been influential in the West since it was translated from the Arabic into French in 1704 by Antoine Galland .
Many imitations were written , especially in French .
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ( Arabian Nights ) from the Middle East has been influential in the West since it was translated from the Arabic into French in 1704 by Antoine Galland .