Charles de Coster’s “The Legend of Ulenspiegel” translated from French by A. Gornfeld, Illustrated by E. Kybrik. Publisher: Central Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (VLSKM), Molodaya Gvardiya, Moscow, 1951. The famous book by Charles de Coster, “The Legend of Ulenspiegel,” which was first published in December 1867, not only celebrated Belgian literature but also became a remarkable work in world literature, standing alongside great books like Cervantes’ “Don Quixote” and Rabelais’ “Gargantua and Pantagruel.” Charles de Coster’s novel, narrating the adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel and his friend, the gluttonous Lamme Goedzak, is imbued with a spirit of freedom. Tyl Ulenspiegel, a jester and a witty mocker who ridicules arrogant nobles, monks, and kings, becomes a courageous rebel embodying the national spirit of Flanders. Tyl is a folk hero, never dying or growing old. He takes on various roles, from soldier to peasant, from a painter in the prince’s palace to a court jester, but he remains a rebel and a fighter for the happiness of his people.