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Saghmbay Orozbaq
The Memorial Feast for Kkty Khan
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1768720The Memorial Feast for Kkty Khanhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-memorial-feast-for-kokotoy-khan-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/395703/36601527-b6c9-4ad1-bc7c-0e68ff628888.jpg?v=638865674519400000267325MXNPenguin Books LtdInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>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</strong></p><p><em>I am a steel-fanged lion, a dragon ready to pounce, a mighty poplar with golden branches rising up to the sky</em></p><p>The bard Saghmbay Orozbaq uulu composed his oral telling of the great Central Asian <em>Manas</em> 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, Kkty. 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, Saghmbays work stands as a monument to the oral culture of a nomadic people.</p><p>Daniel Priors landmark translation includes a How to Read the Epic section, commentary, maps and illustrations.</p><p>Composed in oral performance by Saghmbay Orozbaq uulu<br />Translated by Daniel Prior</p>...1742566The Memorial Feast for Kkty Khan267325https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-memorial-feast-for-kokotoy-khan-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/395703/36601527-b6c9-4ad1-bc7c-0e68ff628888.jpg?v=638865674519400000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20229780141998831_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_<p><strong>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</strong></p><p><em>I am a steel-fanged lion, a dragon ready to pounce, a mighty poplar with golden branches rising up to the sky</em></p><p>The bard Saghmbay Orozbaq uulu composed his oral telling of the great Central Asian <em>Manas</em> 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, Kkty. 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, Saghmbays work stands as a monument to the oral culture of a nomadic people.</p><p>Daniel Priors landmark translation includes a How to Read the Epic section, commentary, maps and illustrations.</p><p>Composed in oral performance by Saghmbay Orozbaq uulu<br />Translated by Daniel Prior</p>(*_*)9780141998831_<p><strong>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</strong></p><p><em>I am a steel-fanged lion, a dragon ready to pounce, a mighty poplar with golden branches rising up to the sky</em></p><p>The bard Saghmbay Orozbaq uulu composed his oral telling of the great Central Asian <em>Manas</em> 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, Kkty. 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, Saghmbays work stands as a monument to the oral culture of a nomadic people.</p><p>Daniel Priors landmark translation includes a How to Read the Epic section, commentary, maps and illustrations.</p><p>Composed in oral performance by Saghmbay Orozbaq uulu<br />Translated by Daniel Prior</p>...9780141998831_Penguin Books Ltdlibro_electonico_3306c076-bcfa-3fbb-91ce-2d594462e731_9780141998831;9780141998831_9780141998831Saghmbay OrozbaqInglésMéxico2022-07-07T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Books Ltd