The Memorial Feast for Kökötöy Khan
A Kirghiz Epic Poem in the Manas Tradition
$37.19
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2022
Summary
An ancient Central Asian epic, passed down through generations, carries the reader into a world of nomads, warriors and horselords.
“Manas the brave is arriving! One flash of rage by him, and this whole encamped multitude will surely be slaughtered!”
This tale from the Manas epic gives the reader startling, brilliantly coloured access to the world of the horse-based nomad cultures of Central Asia. Written down in the early twentieth century but drawing on sources of unguessabl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241544211 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241544211 |
| Author: | Saghïmbay Orozbaq uulu, Daniel Prior |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 292g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
Prior’s translation … is written in clear, idiomatic, and often lively English … Prior’s reliable and well annotated translation … will certainly help further the popularity of the Kirghiz epic tradition. – Karl Reichl * Turkic Languages *Prior’s translation reads in an appropriately lively and energetic way - and even in this form lends itself to being read aloud … a fine example of how to present a literary work from a lesser-known culture and tradition to readers. – M. A. Orthofer * complete review *
About The Author
Saghïmbay Orozbaq uulu
Saghimbay Orozbaq uulu (Author)
Sagimbay Orozbaq uulu (1867-1930) was a traditional Kirghiz bard who lived long enough to have his extempore performances written down by Soviet folklorists in the early 1920s.
Daniel Prior (Translator)
Daniel Prior is Associate Professor of History at Miami University, Ohio. He has written extensively on the Kirghiz epic tradition.
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