Who is the author of 'The Arabian Nights' ?

The stories and folks tales referred to as One Thousand and One Nights or the Arabian Nights is a collection of popular Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales gathered over several centuries, first published during the Islamic Golden Age. Their authorship is attributed to "Anonymous" because these stories are by numerous authors from a range of ethnic, geographic and literary traditions including Arabic, Persian, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Jewish, and Indian.