Books by Sultan Raev (1)
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Country: Asia / 
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Description:
Seven escaped mental patients--including reincarnations of Genghis Khan, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great--trudge across a nameless landscape, pursued by an omnipresent snake and haunted by their past lives' brutal transgressions. Led by a mysterious Emperor who promises deliverance to the Holy Land, these travelers are actually pilgrims of their own fractured histories, each confronting the violent, sensual, and deeply human moments that have defined their existence. Blending elements of Central Asian epic tradition with surrealist storytelling, Sultan Raev crafts a novel that is at once a scat... continue