"Tartarin of Tarascon" by Alphonse Daudet is an exciting adventure novel that tells the story of a cheerful and dreamy resident of the French town of Tarascon who decides to become a great lion hunter. Tartarin, although maddened by the lack of lions in Southern France, invents many daring stories about his hunting exploits. This book is a deep psychological study of a hero who imagines himself as a distant fighter and conqueror, and at the same time a comic satire on self-confidence and self-improvement. In an exciting style, the author reveals to his readers the adventures and fantasies of Tartarin, which lead him to crowd laughter and unexpected turns of events. "Tartarin of Tarascon" is a bright work of French literature that will not leave any reader indifferent.