Other editions of book The Old Genie Hottabych. A Story of Make Believe.

This amusing and fascinating children's book is often called the Russian "Thousand and One Nights." Who is the old Genie Hottabych? This is what the author has to say of him: "In one of Scheherazade's tales I read of the Fisherman who found a copper vessel in his net. In the vessel was a mighty Genie -a magician who had been imprisoned in the bottle for nearly two thousand years. The Genie had sworn to make the one who freed him rich, powerful and happy. "But what if such a Genie suddenly came to life in the Soviet Union, in Moscow? I tried to imagine what would have happened if a very ordinary Russian boy had freed him from the vessel. "And imagine, I suddenly discovered that a schoolboy named Volka Kostylkov, the very same Volka who used to live on Three Ponds Street, you know, the best diver at summer camp last year . . . On second thought, I believe we had better begin from the beginning . . . "

The Old Genie Hottabych. A Story of Make Believe. (the English Translation with original black and white illustrations) by Lazar Lagin. [Student Edition] .PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE BUYING: 183 page Book on 24# (HEAVY) paper. UNBOUND BINDER-READY / LOOSE LEAF, BINDER-READY means that the pages are hole-punched and ready to be put in binders. PLEASE NOTE THE BINDER(S) ARE NOT INCLUDED. LOOSE LEAF UNBOUND EDITION NO BINDER.

Tale of Old Genie Hottabych Lazar Lagin - magical adventure of an ordinary boy Kostylkova Wolken and his friends after his release enchanted genie Hassan Abdurrahman ibn Khattab, that is, the Old Man Hottabych. Eccentric, but very good genie is Wolke, because he saved him from a long imprisonment in a jug.Tale of Lazarus Lagin "The old man Hottabych" - a book that will be interesting to read not only children but also adults. It is distinguished by a special magic atmosphere, kindness and humor.Lazar I. Lagin (real name - Ginzburg; 1903-1979) - Soviet writer and poet, a leading representative of the Soviet satirical and children's literature. Soviet writer, novelist, poet and journalist. One of the leading representatives of the Soviet children's literature and satirical. The most famous work: the fairy tale "The Old Genie Hottabych."