product
4244547The Railwayhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-railway-9781446449714/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2617419/119a6c05-1132-4f94-abd3-d9a5313bac8b.jpg?v=638866190490900000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2614860/119a6c05-1132-4f94-abd3-d9a5313bac8b.jpg?v=638384216610730000219257MXNRandom HouseInStock/Ebooks/<p>Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, <em>The Railway</em> 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 towns alcoholic intellectual; Father Ioann, a Russian priest; Kara-Musayev the Younger, the chief of police; and Umarali-Moneybags, the old moneylender. Their colourful 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.</p><p>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, <em>The Railway</em> chronicles the dramatic changes felt throughout Central Asia in the early twentieth century.</p>...4180415The Railway219257https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-railway-9781446449714/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2617419/119a6c05-1132-4f94-abd3-d9a5313bac8b.jpg?v=638866190490900000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2614860/119a6c05-1132-4f94-abd3-d9a5313bac8b.jpg?v=638384216610730000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20149781446449714_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_<p>Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, <em>The Railway</em> 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 towns alcoholic intellectual; Father Ioann, a Russian priest; Kara-Musayev the Younger, the chief of police; and Umarali-Moneybags, the old moneylender. Their colourful 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.</p><p>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, <em>The Railway</em> chronicles the dramatic changes felt throughout Central Asia in the early twentieth century.</p>(*_*)9781446449714_<p>Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, <em>The Railway</em> 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 towns alcoholic intellectual; Father Ioann, a Russian priest; Kara-Musayev the Younger, the chief of police; and Umarali-Moneybags, the old moneylender. Their colourful 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.</p><p>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, <em>The Railway</em> chronicles the dramatic changes felt throughout Central Asia in the early twentieth century.</p>...9781446449714_Random Houselibro_electonico_80eecd3c-1f7a-38c7-9049-43fe9e86ef56_9781446449714;9781446449714_9781446449714Hamid IsmailovInglésMéxico2014-07-31T00:00:00+00:00Random House