Chingiz Aitmatov
Kyrgyz writer and statesman (1928–2008), one of the leading Soviet-era authors; wrote in Kyrgyz and Russian, best known for works such as Jamila and The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years.
Books
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1. Плаха
Set in a remote Central Asian mountain community, the novel follows a protagonist caught between ancient tribal customs and the encroaching modern, secular order; as obligations of honor, kinship and ritual clash with personal conscience and changing social norms, a wrenching moral choice forces painful sacrifices and tragic consequences, revealing the human costs of rigid tradition, the weight of guilt, and a search for mercy and reconciliation.