Chingiz Aĭtmatov
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THIS SHORT NOVEL TELLS THE STORY OF INITIATION INTO GREAT LOVE. ABRIDGED TRANSLATION FROM THE RUSSIAN. R. F. LUKNER, TRANSLATOR.
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Review
Few love stories show the radiating implications of love as remarkably and specifically as this beautiful story of Aitmatov. The story moves slowly like many layers of clouds passing over during a brilliant sunset. But the story also impresses us with love's weight and burden. It is not light as a cloud, and its coloring is not all pastel. One may experience it and even think about it prematurely and naively, but eventually one will discover its poundage and range like an artist honing native talent through experience and education. --
From the PREFACE, by Thomas Moore
About the Author
CHINGIZ AITMATOV, PEOPLE'S WRITER OF KYRGYZSTAN. VETERINARIAN, RESEARCHER AT AN INSTITUTE FOR LIVESTOCK BREEDING. GRADUATE OF THE GORKY LITERARY INSTITUTE IN MOSCOW. HIS NOVEL JAMILA ACHIEVED FOR HIM THE BREAKTHROUGH TO WORLWIDE RENOWN. TODAY MANY OF HIS WORKS HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO MORE THAN 100 LANUAGES. HE IS THE FOUNDER OF THE ISSYK-KUL FORUM FOR SCIENTISTS, WRITERS AND CULTURALISTS, AND THE RECIPEINT OF SEVERAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR HIS WORKS. CURRENTLY HE IS THE KYRGYZSTAN AMBASSADOR TO BELGIUM.
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