Manaschi

by Hamid Ismailov

Finalist, Prix Jan Michalski de Litt rature 2023 Shortlisted, EBRD Literature Prize 2022 In his latest tragicomedy Hamid Ismailov interrogates the interaction between tradition and modernity, myth and reality. A 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, Manas, and is revered as someone connected with supernatural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911284576
• ISBN13: 9781911284574
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Inpress Books - Ipsuk
• Length: 257 Pages