The Umbrella Merchant
6 hrs. 28 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Francis Malka
Author
Francis Malka
Narrator
Vladimir Levasheov
Narrator
Vladimir Levasheov
Description
This unusual and charming story begins in medieval Arles, in 1039. A modest shoemaker one day meets a strange man on the riverbank—under the scorching sun the old man sells umbrellas nobody needs. Out of politeness the young man buys an umbrella, and along with it receives a tiny book with clean pages. From that moment on, the life of the poor shoemaker changes irrevocably: ahead of him are incredible and slightly surreal adventures. But most of all—now he will be writing History. More precisely, it will be a shabby little book that will do the writing; each entry will determine the course of world events. Controlling this willful manuscript is extremely difficult, and many want to get hold of it…
Without being overly serious, Francis Malka tells about the events that shaped the fate of Europe and the whole world. The great flood, the building of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Columbus’s voyage, the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand—all of it comes together into an educational and adventurous mosaic.
Without being overly serious, Francis Malka tells about the events that shaped the fate of Europe and the whole world. The great flood, the building of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Columbus’s voyage, the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand—all of it comes together into an educational and adventurous mosaic.
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