I fell in love with (Khaled ) inthe most famous Palestinian novel (Time of white Horses) A man in the sense of the word and brave and has a genuine Levantine chivalry and loved his wife very much despite his mistakes

Sergey, I don't know why but it is really difficult to find books by Ilf and Petrov translated into English. Maybe a nice "part time job" for you!

Ostap Bender forever!

On a different day I'd pick a different character, but today I'll pick Lemminkäinen from the Kalevala (the epic poem at the center of Finnish mythology). He is absolutely convinced that he is a great hero, and sets out on great quests, walking beside other characters who literally did change the world, and interacting with them as equals.  However, he continuously fails, and his mother has to come and fix his mess, constantly pretending he is still a hero.  At one point, Lemminkäinen is killed and cut into tiny pieces, and his mother has to collect all the pieces and bring him back to life.  After he is revived, he immediately sets off on another great quest, which he will also fail at. Lemminkäinen has exactly the right kind of self-deception, and I definitely wish I were more like him.