Hodja the Trickster

Nasreddin Hodja is Turkey's, and perhaps Islam's, best-known trickster. His legendary wit and droll trickery are said to be based on the exploits and words of a 13th century Imam. Over 350 anecdotes have been attributed to him. Nasreddin Hodja stories were spread by word of mouth. Today, these stories are told over a vast geographic area extending from East Turkmenistan to Hungary and from Southern Siberia to North Africa, and have been translated into many languages. This book contains a s...