Deceived Stars

Author

Mirzə Fətəli Axundzadə

Published

1857

Language

azərbaycanca

The first prose novella in Azerbaijani literature. When astrologers warn that the stars threaten the shah, a humble saddler is put on the throne for a while — and turns out to be a truly just ruler. A comic attack on superstition and injustice.

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