{"product_id":"manaschi-hamid-ismailov-9781911284574","title":"Manaschi","description":"In his latest tragicomedy Hamid Ismailov interrogates the intersection between tradition and modernity. A former radio-presenter wrongly interprets one of his dreams and thinks that he has been initiated into the world of spirits as a manaschi, one of the Kyrgyz bards and healers reciting Manas - the longest human epic, consisting nearly of a million verses - who are revered as people who are connected with supernatural forces. Travelling to a mountainous village populated by Tajiks and Kyrgyzs, he instead witnesses the full scale of the epic's wrath on his life. Following on from the award-winning The Devils' Dance and Of Strangers and Bees, this is the third and final book in Ismailov's Central Asia trilogy.","brand":"Tilted Axis Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50439291502880,"sku":"9781911284574","price":8.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781911284574.jpg?v=1781274144","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/manaschi-hamid-ismailov-9781911284574","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}