Language and literature

Jamilia

Jamila (Chinghiz Aitmatov) — Post of Kyrgyzstan / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Author: Chyngyz Aitmatov
Published: 1958
Language: qırğızca, rusca

A novella about the love of Jamilia, a young bride in a Kyrgyz village during the war, and the soldier Daniyar. Louis Aragon called it "the most beautiful love story in the world"; it made Aitmatov known worldwide.

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