Parables of Nasreddin
3 hrs. 13 min.
Description
Parables about wise and quick-witted, witty and cunning Nasreddin, who knows how to come out the winner from the most difficult life situations, are told across Central Asia and the Middle East, in the Transcaucasus and the Balkans.
Different peoples know him by different names: Uzbeks and Turks—Khoja Nasreddin; Azerbaijanis and Chechens—Mulla Nasreddin; Afghans—Nasreddin Afandi. His antics or sayings are famous all over the world, and whenever his name is mentioned, it always brings a smile.
Funny anecdotes and playful tales—similar in genre to a joke—yet with a deep philosophical subtext, for more than one century have helped people preserve their spirits, their thirst for goodness, and their readiness to laugh at evil.
Different peoples know him by different names: Uzbeks and Turks—Khoja Nasreddin; Azerbaijanis and Chechens—Mulla Nasreddin; Afghans—Nasreddin Afandi. His antics or sayings are famous all over the world, and whenever his name is mentioned, it always brings a smile.
Funny anecdotes and playful tales—similar in genre to a joke—yet with a deep philosophical subtext, for more than one century have helped people preserve their spirits, their thirst for goodness, and their readiness to laugh at evil.
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