Ismailov, Hamid
Manaschi
- ISBN 13:
- 9781911284574
- author:
- Ismailov, Hamid
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Tilted Axis Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Hamid Ismailov's tragicomedy explores the complex relationship between tradition and modernity, myth and reality. A radio presenter becomes embroiled in a world of spirits when he interprets one of his dreams as an initiation into the role of a Manaschi, a Kyrgyz bard and shaman who recites and performs the epic poem, Manas. As Bekesh travels to his native village, he uncovers a re-enactment of the epic's wrath, forcing him to confront his personal and national history. This is the third and final book in Ismailov's informal Central Asia trilogy, following The Devils' Dance and Of Strangers and Bees.