Summary
Enver Čolaković: The Legend of Ali Pasha
This book is about Hamal Ali, his path to wealth and at the same time his great love. Alija is a young hamal with a good heart who helps everyone, he was nicknamed Alija Lepir because of his good character and love for the Sun. He is always happy and joyful and a person who is always happy to be seen and very well known. Alija is in love with Almasa, the daughter of Mehage the grandmother, but he never dared to show her his love, and she marries another man, Ismet-Effendi. However, Almasa was not happy in that marriage primarily because of Ismet's serious illness, which he did not tell her about before the marriage. During that period, the grumpy and stingy grandfather Mula-Hasan turned to Alija for help, who once showed him his hidden treasure. At one time, Alija was in Travnik, where he was sent by Ali-hodja, a man who loved him as his own son.
There he suffered for his Almas, but quickly returned home and found the long-sought happiness. After the death of her grandfather, Alija buys her grandfather's house where she finds wealth. He marries Almas, who had divorced Ismet Efendi a little earlier, who left Sarajevo and became Ali Pasha. He won his beloved and became rich, but his soul remained the same. He liked to help others, especially after he acquired a lot of money. This is a warm human story about a man who found long-sought happiness and got everything he wanted, thanks to his kindness.
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