The hunter of the Pamirs - Georgii Tushkan
A novel of adventure in Soviet Central Asia
KORTE INHOUD
This is the story of a bunch of people both big and small, as well as political events in the 1920s in Central Asia - the Pamir, Kashgar, Kyrgystan etc. The main character is Djura who lives in a very remote village in the mountains of the Pamir. It is so isolated and downtrodden that they must scrounge to survive by Djura's dangerous mountain hunting. Furthermore, they are completely ignorant, superstitious and kept under tight reigns by their greedy and vengeful chief.
Enter some people who snap Djura out of this existence. Suddenly, he finds himself away from home (along with Kuchak his uncle and Zeineb his love) caught in a world of Soviet explorers, scientists and general militiamen on one side and the Ismailis (a powerful sect with aspects of the secret society), the Aga Khan and his minions who are in effect warlords.
Djura finds himself a soldier fighting alongside the Soviets and his world is slowly opening up. His uncle on the other hand experiences the extreme decadence and hardship of the overly-mer...
Enter some people who snap Djura out of this existence. Suddenly, he finds himself away from home (along with Kuchak his uncle and Zeineb his love) caught in a world of Soviet explorers, scientists and general militiamen on one side and the Ismailis (a powerful sect with aspects of the secret society), the Aga Khan and his minions who are in effect warlords.
Djura finds himself a soldier fighting alongside the Soviets and his world is slowly opening up. His uncle on the other hand experiences the extreme decadence and hardship of the overly-mer...
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