{"product_id":"manaschi-by-hamid-ismailov","title":"Manaschi by Hamid Ismailov","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Hamid Ismailov, translated by Donald Rayfield.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinalist for Prix Jan Michalski de Littérature 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn his latest tragicomedy Hamid Ismailov interrogates the interaction between tradition and modernity, myth and reality.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eA radio presenter interprets one of his dreams as an initiation by the world of spirits into the role of a Manaschi, a Kyrgyz bard and shaman who recites and performs the epic poem, \u003cem\u003eManas\u003c\/em\u003e, and is revered as someone connected with supernatural forces. Travelling to his native mountainous village, populated by Tajiks and Kyrgyz, and unravelling his personal and national history, our hero Bekesh instead witnesses a full re-enactment of the epic’s wrath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eFollowing on from the award winning \u003cem\u003eThe Devils' Dance \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOf Strangers and Bees\u003c\/em\u003e, this is the third and final book in Ismailov's informal Central Asia trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 29 Jul 2021, Tilted Axis Press\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911284574\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 257 pages \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57127545405822,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781911284574.jpg?v=1773654352","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/manaschi-by-hamid-ismailov","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}