Chinghiz Aitmatov
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Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best-known figures in Kyrgyz literature.
Aitmatov in 2003
Aitmatov in 2007
Monument dedicated to Aitmatov in Baku, Azerbaijan
Grave of Aitmatov near Bishkek
The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years, originally published in Russian in the Novy Mir literary magazine in 1980, is a novel written by the Kyrgyz author Chinghiz Aitmatov.
Chinghiz Aitmatov
…falls in love with a disabled former soldier staying in their village as they all work to bring in and transport the grain crop. 1980 saw his novel The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years; his next significant novel, The Place of the Skull, was published in 1987. The Day Lasts More than a Hundred Years and other writings were translated…
Chingiz Aitmatov The Day Lasts More Than A Hundred Years