Nine: the sacred number of nomads. – In this extraordinary historical-psychological novel, Galsan Tschinag recounts the life of Genghis Khan with archaic linguistic power: In nine day and night dreams, the dying world ruler reflects on his successe ...
Nine: the sacred number of nomads. – In this extraordinary historical-psychological novel, Galsan Tschinag recounts the life of Genghis Khan with archaic linguistic power: In nine day and night dreams, the dying world ruler reflects on his successes and his defeats, on his hopes and his fears. Genghis Khan has long since become a myth; in Mongolia, the "ocean-like Khan" is still worshipped almost as a god. He died in 1227, not at the hands of an enemy, but – shamefully for a cavalry prince – after a fall from his horse. He, carried by his servants to the final battle, sinks into fevered dreams of war, betrayal, and murder – images bathed in deep red. His gaze turns inward, for "even the thousand-year-old oak must one day cease its endless and senseless growth into uncertainty." Memories of his childhood are awakened, of his followers, of his wives, and of the love he felt: a world ruler at the end of his life, driven by hallucinations, ready to confess but not sentimental, relentless even towards himself: "Every drop of blood that flowed over the edge of the ladle, every handful of ash that flew over the edge of the shovel, every armful of flesh and bone that slipped over the edge of the trough—every suffering inflicted on others must have lain in my path, waiting for the hour of retribution..."
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