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Told in the Coffee House: Turkish Tales

by Cyrus Adler

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics32 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
32 chapters
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About this book

About this book

In a bustling Turkish coffee house, timeless tales unfold, revealing the customs and wisdom of the people. Follow the revered Hodja as he navigates faith, fortune, and fate in a land where every story holds a lesson.

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Contents

32 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02Turkish Tales
03PREFACE
04HOW THE HODJA SAVED ALLAH
05BETTER IS THE FOLLY OF WOMAN THAN THE WISDOM OF MAN
06THE HANOUM AND THE UNJUST CADI
07WHAT HAPPENED TO HADJI, A MERCHANT OF THE BEZESTAN
08HOW THE JUNKMAN TRAVELLED TO FIND TREASURE IN HIS OWN YARD
09HOW CHAPKIN HALID BECAME CHIEF DETECTIVE
10HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER
11THE WISE SON OF ALI PASHA
12THE MERCIFUL KHAN

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