The Book of Dede Korkut

Translated By Geoffrey Lewis

The Book of Dede Korkut is a collection of twelve stories set in the heroic age of the Oghuz Turks, a nomadic tribe who had journeyed westwards through Central Asia from the ninth century onwards. The stories are peopled by characters as bizarre as they are unforgettable: Crazy Karchar, whose unpredictability requires an army of fleas to manage it; Kazan, who cheerfully pretends to necrophilia in order to escape from prison; the monster Goggle-eye;

status	Copy #1 (6199): in
genre	Spirituality » Mythology
publisher	Penguin Classics
publish date	1974
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