Abstract

Starting from Mihail Sadoveanu’s (1880–1961) novel Ostrovul lupilor [Wolves’ Island/Wolves’ Nest] from 1941, with a Turkish Dobrujan setting, the aim of the paper is to reveal how the imag- inary of a specific Oriental spirituality is constructed around the figure of the popular sage Nastratin. The multi-ethnic image of pre-World War I Dobruja, with its interethnic tensions, thus becomes the vehicle for a humanist message of tolerance within a convoluted, complex narrative.

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