Ebook {Epub PDF} The Railway by Hamid Ismailov

Set mainly in Uzbekistan between and , The Railway 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 town's alcoholic intellectual; Father Ioann, a Russian priest; Kara-Musayev the Younger, the chief of police; and Umarali-Moneybags, the old moneylender/5(18). 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, The Railway is highly sophisticated yet contains a naive delight in its storytelling, chronicling the dramatic changes felt throughout Central Asia in the early 20th century/5(18). Hamid Ismailov, The Railway. Information and Questions for Reading. The introduction to our translation (by our friend Robert Chandler!) is rich with information of all kinds about Ismailov, so I'll provide only a little bit of background here. Ismailov, born in , is young enough (and, more to the point, began his most important work late Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

Hamid Ismailov was born into a deeply religious Uzbek family of Mullahs and Khodjas living in Kyrgyzstan, many of whom had lost their lives during the Stalin era persecution. Yet he had received an exemplary Soviet education, graduating with distinction from both his secondary school and military college, as well as attaining university degrees in a number of disciplines. His co-translations of Andrey Platonov have won prizes both in the UK and in the USA. His translation of Hamid Ismailov's The Railway won the AATSEEL prize for and received a special commendation from the judges of the Rossica. Home» Uzbekistan» Hamid Ismailov» Железная Дорога (Railway). Hamid Ismailov: Железная Дорога (Railway) If you have read Fazil Iskander's Сандро из Чегема (Sandro of Chegem) and its successor Новые главы, Сандро из Чегема (The Gospel According to Chegem), you will have some idea of what this novel is like.

Set mainly in Uzbekistan between and , The Railway 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 town's alcoholic intellectual; Father Ioann, a Russian priest; Kara-Musayev the Younger, the chief of police; and Umarali-Moneybags, the old moneylender. 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, The Railway is highly sophisticated yet contains a naive delight in its storytelling, chronicling the dramatic changes felt throughout Central Asia in the early 20th century. UZBEKISTAN: The Railway by Hamid Ismailov Novem Novem Kate books Hamid Ismailov is one of the most widely published and translated authors from Uzbekistan, but his work remains banned in his home country and he is not allowed to return – there’s a great interview with him from about it here.