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Many countries claim Nasrudin as a native, although few have gone so far as Turkey in exhibiting a ‘grave’ of the wisest fool who ever lived, and holding an annual Nasrudin Festival.
The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin is a collection of 109 wacky tales of folly and wisdom from the most famous jokester who ever lived.
Idries Shah’s skilful retelling of these collected stories and sayings brings the unmistakable – and often backhanded – wisdom, wit and charm of this wise fool to life. Acclaimed as humorous and entertaining masterpieces, Mulla Nasrudin stories have also been described as ‘mirroring the antics of the mind’.
Collected with the help of amateurs and scholars worldwide, The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin is sure to delight.
Idries Shah was born in India in 1924 into an aristocratic Afghan family. He was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition and is considered one of the leading thinkers of the 20th century.
