{"product_id":"railway-1","title":"Railway","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRailway\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHamid Ismailov\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780099466130\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eVintage UK\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2008\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eNew Ed\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eSet mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, this compelling novel 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. Their colorful 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. 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Railway\u003c\/i\u003e is highly sophisticated yet contains a naive delight in its storytelling, chronicling the dramatic changes felt throughout Central Asia in the early 20th century.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Vintage UK","offers":[{"title":"Railway | Hamid Ismailov | Paperback | 9780099466130 | New | Fiction 1700418","offer_id":48970004201624,"sku":"1700418","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/719_gEIOzfL.jpg?v=1778079683","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/railway-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}