Плаха by Chingiz Aitmatov
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.
- Published
- 1987
- Nationality
- Russian
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 300-350
- Original Language
- Russian
- Avg User Rating
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(5.0)
- Alternate Titles
- - The Scaffold
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