Cultural books from Kyrgyzstan
Recommended cultural books (2)
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If you are into cultural here are some cultural books from Kyrgyzstan for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years by Chingiz Aitmatov EN
Country: Asia / Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Description:
" . . . a rewarding book." —Times Literary Supplement Set in the vast windswept Central Asian steppes and the infinite reaches of galactic space, this powerful novel offers a vivid view of the culture and values of the Soviet Union's Central Asian peoples.
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The Memorial Feast for Kökötöy Khan : A Kirghiz Epic Poem in the Manas Tradition by Saghïmbay Orozbaq uulu EN
Country: Asia / Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Description:
An ancient Central Asian epic, passed down through generations, carries the reader into a world of nomads, warriors and horselords A Penguin Classic This tale from the Manas epic gives the reader startling, brilliantly colored access to the world of the horse-based nomad cultures of Central Asia. Written down in the early twentieth century but drawing on sources of antiquity, The Memorial Feast for Kökötöy Khan is the bravura telling of the story of a new and uncertain khan, Boqmurun, and his decision to hold a great gathering to commemorate the life and death of Kökötoy, his already legendary... continue