About the book: 1985 / The novel by the people's writer of the Uzbek SSR M. Sheverdin "Dervish of Light" is a continuation of the novel "Jeyhun" and is also largely autobiographical. The novel reflects the historical events that occurred in Samarkand, Tashkent, Karatag, Bukhara at the beginning of the 20th century, which contributed to the growing protest of the masses against feudal despotism and the colonialist policies of tsarism.