Language and literature
Jamilia
- 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.