About the book: 1967 / The amazing adventures described in this book begin in the first quarter of the 20th century on the street where Tashkent gunsmiths lived during the time of the lame Tamerlane . This is the story of the boy Talib, the son of the blacksmith Sattar, who has kept the secret of making real Damascus blades... The adventures of the book's hero, the amazing people with whom fate brings him, and the individuality and imagery of the author's language telling about this will not leave you indifferent.