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The Memorial Feast for Kökötöy Khan
Saghïmbay Orozbaq uulu
Stories of Southern Italy


An ancient Central Asian epic, passed down through generations, carries the reader into a world of nomads, warriors, and horselords. Beautifully translated by Daniel Prior, The Memorial Feast allows the reader to get closer than any other source to a sense of the values, glamour, and oddities of the people who shaped so much of Eurasia.

This dazzling collection brings to life the magnificent southern regions of Italy, from Naples to Sicily, as seen through the eyes of literary greats from Ovid and Virgil to Elsa Morante and Elena Ferrante.

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