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Summer Evening, Prairie Night, Land of Golden Wheat: The Outside
World in Kazakh Literature offers students the best examples of
Kazakh literature covering the twentieth century. The book
features, in English translation, works from pre-soviet, soviet,
and post-soviet Kazakhstan, and introduces students to the rich
literary traditions that formed between nomads and nature. It gives
students the opportunity to read the unique prose and poetry
traditions of the Central Asia steppes and Eurasia. The first part
of the text is devoted to poetry, while the second part presents
prose including short stories and excerpts from novellas and
novels. Selected readings will enhance the understanding of unique
nomadic way of life in the great Eurasia Steppe, and introduce the
works of poets and writers who represent Kazakhstan's literary and
intellectual history. The book includes an extensive glossary of
vocabulary specific to the region. This helps students to
understand and appreciate not only the reading selections, but
further explore the relationship between the nomads and the fragile
environment around them. Written for general audiences and intended
as a supplemental reader for courses in Slavic, Middle Eastern,
Russian, and Soviet literature or Central Asian studies and world
history, and the history of world civilizations, Summer Evening,
Prairie Night, Land of Golden Wheat also contributes to a global
discourse on culture, sustainable development, and ecoculture.
Featuring first-time translations of numerous examples of modern
Kazakh literature for publication in the USA, this anthology
provides excellent examples of literary life in both Soviet and
post-Soviet Kazakhstan, and introduces readers to the rich literary
traditions of the region. The materials introduce the rich literary
heritage of Kazakhstan, which is a part of the unique prose and
poetry traditions of the Central Asia steppes and Eurasia.
The selected readings will enhance the understanding of unique
nomadic culture and Central Asian universe of the great Eurasia
Steppe, which, in the words of British Chancellor George Curzon,
has charms for the historian, the archeologist, the man of science
. "The Stories of the Great Steppe" was designed as an a
supplementary reader and textbook for students and general public
studying 20th century Eastern European, Russian, and Central Asian
literature, culture, and intellectual history. It can be used in
courses on Slavic literature, Russian and Soviet literature,
Russian cultural history, World History, and the History of World
Civilizations.
Dr. Rafis Abazov is an adjunct professor at Columbia University
(New York, USA) and a visiting professor at Al Farabi Kazakh
National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan). He has written six books,
including "The Culture and Customs of the Central Asian Republics"
(2007), "Green Desert: The Life and Poetry of Olzhas Suleimenov"
(2011), and "The Stories of the Great Steppe" (2013). His research
interests and publications focus on cultural globalization and the
intellectual history of Central Eurasia and Russia, as well as
public policy, governance, and contemporary cultural, intellectual
and political trends in the region.
A rich world of the imagination that will captivate readers of all
ages, this compilation's tales include 'The Princess-Frog', 'The
Tale of Prince Ivan', 'The Firebird and the Gray Wolf', many
others.
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