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A review by paeandbooks
Manaschi by Hamid Ismailov
5.0
Phew. took me a few times to re-read so here we are.
Googling Manas would bring you different meanings, but centred around the same theme: the mind, the thinking, intelligence…and in Manaschi, we’re took thru folklore tales, only to be infused with Shamanic power.
The story follows Bekesh, a radio presenter, dream on Baisal, his foster-father standing with his pet eagle on his hand, holding a milk. When he drank the milk, a hoard of horsemen charges in, and explosion ensues. and then, Bekesh woke up. few moments later, he received the news that Baisal passed away.
Baisal was a manaschi, the one with knowledge on Kyrgyz national epic, much like Hikayat Hang Tuah for Malaysian. Soon Bekesh forges the connection with the pet eagle and people used to be around him, like Da-pan, and telling Manas, with some influence on modern twist.
Took me a while to understand the concept of Manas because whew, it’s HEAVY. However once I get the hang of it, Manaschi was a smooth flow. A little folklore, full of twist on Kyrgyz and Tajiks culture, some sentiments of Chinese and a whole lots of..imagination. Not an easy read, but enjoyable much..so I guess it worth the ride.
Googling Manas would bring you different meanings, but centred around the same theme: the mind, the thinking, intelligence…and in Manaschi, we’re took thru folklore tales, only to be infused with Shamanic power.
The story follows Bekesh, a radio presenter, dream on Baisal, his foster-father standing with his pet eagle on his hand, holding a milk. When he drank the milk, a hoard of horsemen charges in, and explosion ensues. and then, Bekesh woke up. few moments later, he received the news that Baisal passed away.
Baisal was a manaschi, the one with knowledge on Kyrgyz national epic, much like Hikayat Hang Tuah for Malaysian. Soon Bekesh forges the connection with the pet eagle and people used to be around him, like Da-pan, and telling Manas, with some influence on modern twist.
Took me a while to understand the concept of Manas because whew, it’s HEAVY. However once I get the hang of it, Manaschi was a smooth flow. A little folklore, full of twist on Kyrgyz and Tajiks culture, some sentiments of Chinese and a whole lots of..imagination. Not an easy read, but enjoyable much..so I guess it worth the ride.