The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin
First edition | |
| Author | Idries Shah |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Octagon Press, The Idries Shah Foundation |
Publication date | 1968, 2015 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback), E-book, Audiobook |
| ISBN | 0-86304-023-3 (earlier paperback edition) |
The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mullah Nasrudin is a book by the writer Idries Shah, based on lectures he delivered at the University of Geneva as Visiting Professor in 1972–73. The book is a collection of tales, none more than two pages and almost all less than a page long, about the folkloric character Mulla Nasrudin. Published by Octagon Press in 1968, it was re-released in paperback, ebook and audiobook editions by The Idries Shah Foundation in 2015.