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This edition is Mukhtar Shahanov's authorized reprint of Walter May
translation of "The Plaint of the Hunter Above the Abyss" book
initially published by Atamura in 1998. This is a book-dialogue
between two famous pundits, the renowned Kirghizian novelist
Chingiz Aitmatov and the legendary Kazakh poet Mukhtar Shakhanov -
defending their fundamental faith in the spiritual resources of
each and every human being. As such, they explore the moral
significance of endlessly recurrent existential dislocations
characterising everyone's sense of Personalist encounter with the
world around them. A discussion taking them through the riddles
posed by ancient philosophies, Turkic histories, African
priest-magicians, two-fanged poisonous fish, modern zombism, and
Genghis Khan's Golden Hoard: all the way to power politics in the
Kremlin, the risks taken by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev as well as
the duties, not to mention the obligations, of writers serving in
the sphere of international public affairs.
..". a rewarding book." -- Times LiterarySupplement
Set in the vast windswept Central Asian steppes and theinfinite
reaches of galactic space, this powerful novel offers a vivid view
of theculture and values of the Soviet Union's Central Asian
peoples.
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Jamilia (Paperback)
Chingiz Aitmatov; Translated by James Riordan
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Jamilia's husband is off fighting at the front. She spends her days
hauling sacks of grain from the threshing floor to the train
station in their small village in the Caucasus, accompanied by
Seit, her young brother-in-law, and Daniyar, a sullen newcomer to
the village who has been wounded on the battlefield. Seit observes
the beautiful, spirited Jamilia spurn men's advances, and wince at
the dispassionate letters she receives from her husband. Meanwhile,
undeterred by Jamilia's teasing, Daniyar sings as they return each
evening from the fields. Soon Jamilia is in love, and she and
Daniyar elope just as her husband returns.
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