Language and literature

The Dead

Postage stamp honouring Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, 1966 — Post of USSR / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Author: Cəlil Məmmədquluzadə
Published: 1909
Language: azərbaycanca

Mirza Jalil's best-known comedy. The swindler Sheikh Nasrullah promises to "raise the dead" and fools a whole town blinded by superstition. It is still a staple of the Azerbaijani stage.

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