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Basgöz, ·Ilhan
I, Hoca Nasreddin,
Never shall I Die: A
Thematic Analysis
of Hoca stories
PN 6231.N27
B37 1998 1998
came upon a funeral
procession on the road. A poor
woman was screaming and
crying behind the door for her
house: "Ph, son! Every day
you ate my delicious food. You
slept in a warm bed under you
own warm quilt. Now they are
taking you to a house where
there is no food or drink, no
quilt and no bed. There is not
even a straw mat in that
place." Hearing the cries of the
woman, the Hoca's son tunred
to his father and said "Hey
father, I guess they're taking
him to our house." "I,
Nasreddin Hoca, Never Sahll I
Die" is the first objective
analysis of the stories about
Nasreddin Hoca, a famous
mumorous figure in Turkish
folklore and poplare culture
whose jokes are known
throughout the world. This
book is the colaboration of two
well-known schlars in the field
of Turkish folklore. Until hi
sretirement in 1977, the late English Indiana University