The Tale of Hodja Nasreddin

The Soviet writer Leonid Solovyov in the 1920s traveled a lot in Central Asia, collecting and studying folklore. A lot of fairy tales, legends and legends formed the basis of the author’s history about the adventures of the popular favorite of Khoja Nasruddin, a crafty tramp, a sage and a merryman, a defender of the weak and destitute, whose main weapons were resourceful and a well -aimed word. The thunderstorm of Sheikhs and Emirs and the favorite of ordinary people travels from the city to the city in his donkey, leaving behind the punished rich and grateful the poor, and folk rumor flies ahead of him - ridiculous and instructive stories about exciting and sometimes dangerous adventures are transmitted from the mouth. To pass himself off with a court starling in order to save his beloved from Garem Emir, to save the inhabitants of Bukhara from the greedy user, to help the inhabitants of a small village, which the greedy owner of the lake does not give water, from all the adventures of Khoja Nasuddin will come out of the winner, because the truth is on his side.
The dilogy "Tale of Hodge Nasruddin" is a bright, dynamic novel "Cattler of calm" and a philosophical -lyrical "fascinated prince". From the first to the last page, the book is permeated by sparkling humor and irony, deep wisdom and great love of life and people - it is impossible to tear yourself away! Realistic illustrations of the master of book graphics by Anatoly Zinovievich Itkin remarkably convey the eastern color of the narrative and reveal the characters of the heroes.

About the illustrator:
Anatoly Zinovievich Itkin - an outstanding artist, master of the historical and adventure genre, illustrator, designed more than 200 works of Russian and world classical literature. Honored Artist of Russia. His paintings can be found in many museums and galleries - the State Tretyakov Gallery, the State Museum of A.S. Pushkin in Moscow, the All -Russian Museum of A.S. Pushkin in St. Petersburg, in private collections of Russia and other countries.
For secondary school age