| The Railway Contributor(s): Ismailov, Hamid (Author), Chandler, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0099466139 ISBN-13: 9780099466130 Publisher: Vintage UK
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2008 Annotation: Rich, surreal and picaresque, The Railway introduces us to the people of the small town of Gilas, Uzbekistan on the ancient Silk Route. This unique picture of a little-known land chronicles the dramatic changes that occurred in Central Asia in the last century. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 8.6" L (0.65 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, this compelling novel introduces to us the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on the ancient Silk Route. Among those whose stories we hear are Mefody-Jurisprudence, the town's alcoholic intellectual; Father Ioann, a Russian priest; Kara-Musayev the Younger, the chief of police; and Umarali-Moneybags, the old moneylender. Their colorful lives offer a unique and comic picture of a little-known land populated by outgoing Mullahs, incoming Bolsheviks, and a plethora of Uzbeks, Russians, Persians, Jews, Koreans, Tatars, and Gypsies. At the heart of both the town and the novel stands the railway station--a source of income and influence, and a connection to the greater world beyond the town. Rich and picaresque, The Railway is highly sophisticated yet contains a naive delight in its storytelling, chronicling the dramatic changes felt throughout Central Asia in the early 20th century. |
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