The String of Pearls Author:Joseph Roth While visiting Vienna, the Shah of Persia falls for a beautiful countess. The Austrian officials arrange for him to spend the night with the "countess", but unbeknown to the Shah she is a prostitute who merely resembles the countess. From this night follows a chain of ruinous consequences. The String of Pearls has also been publish... more »ed under the title The Tale of the 1002nd Night.« less