{"product_id":"9780099466130-the-railway","title":"The Railway","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, \u003ci\u003eThe Railway \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces to us the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on the ancient Silk Route. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, \u003ci\u003eThe Railway \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces 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 colourful 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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 chronicles the dramatic changes felt throughout Central Asia in the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942867349601,"sku":"9780099466130","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32338326.jpg?v=1737186584","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099466130-the-railway","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}