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Language and literature · Kyrgyzstan

Turkic languages, epics, books, writers and poets: from the Orkhon inscriptions to today.

Works and epics

Literary workEpic of ManasOne of the longest epics in the world — the trilogy Manas, Semetey and Seytek, UNESCO heritage since 2013.Read more →
Literary workJamila (Chinghiz Aitmatov)A novella published in 1958 that Louis Aragon called "the most beautiful love story in the world".Read more →
Literary workThe Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years (Chinghiz Aitmatov)A 1980 novel that introduced the word "mankurt" to the world.Read more →