{"product_id":"the-memorial-feast-for-kokotoy-khan-a-kirghiz-epic-poem-in-the-manas-tradition","title":"The Memorial Feast for Kökötöy Khan: A Kirghiz Epic Poem in the Manas Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e uulu, Saghïmbay Orozbaq\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Multicolor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Import\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 11-10-2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241544211\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e This great Central Asian epic, passed down through generations and now brought to life in a new translation, carries the reader into a world of nomads, warriors and horselords\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'I am a steel-fanged lion, a dragon ready to pounce, a mighty poplar with golden branches rising up to the sky'\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe bard Saghïmbay Orozbaq uulu composed his oral telling of the great Central Asian Manas epic in the early twentieth century, although it draws on far older sources. This vivid episode from his narrative tells the bravura story of an uncertain new khan, Boqmurun, who holds a great feast to commemorate his predecessor, Kökötöy. From east and west, warriors and their turbulent retinues come to compete in horse races, jousting and wrestling, and soon insults are hurled and scores settled violently. Yet none can beat the supreme hero, the mighty, truculent Manas. By turns earthy, stirring, bombastic and funny, Saghïmbay's work stands as a monument to the oral culture of a nomadic people.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDaniel Prior's landmark translation includes a 'How to Read the Epic' section, commentary, maps and illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nComposed in oral performance by Saghïmbay Orozbaq uulu\u003cbr\u003e\nTranslated by Daniel Prior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241544211\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English, Kirghiz\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50130064376112,"sku":"Trans_9780241544211","price":1104.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81Sx6Tb65pL.jpg?v=1757503626","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/the-memorial-feast-for-kokotoy-khan-a-kirghiz-epic-poem-in-the-manas-tradition","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}