The Tale of Khoja Nasreddin

23 hrs. 1 min.

Humor & Satire

Language Russian

Author Leonid Solovyov

Narrator Vasiliy Kunin

Description

The first book—“The Peace-Breaker”—is a wonderful kind book that holds a honored place in the treasury of Russian literature, the first part of Leonid Solovyov’s diptych about the adventures of Khoja Nasreddin, based on the folklore of Central Asia. The adventures of a cheerful, cunning wanderer— the hero of countless anecdotes, parables, and fairy tales—have long since won worldwide fame. Driven by hatred for greedy rich people who fed on the ordinary people, he uses all kinds of tricks to outsmart the guardians of order and mete out deserved punishment to scoundrels and villains hiding behind the broad shoulder of the law.
The second book—“The Enchanted Prince”—is a continuation of the beloved book about the wise and witty Khoja Nasreddin, read by people of all ages. It tells of the hero’s adventures in the mountains of Fergana and in Kokand. Nasreddin remains true to himself: he fights evil, helps the weak and defenseless, restores justice. From an carefree joker, our hero has turned into a philosopher tempered by life experience, who knows how to mock stupidity and always comes up with a daring, clever plan to punish greed and vice.