Manas

Author

Saiakbai Karalaev (söyləyən)

The heroic epic of the Kyrgyz people and one of the longest epics in the world, telling of Manas, his son Semetey and grandson Seitek. The version of the great manaschi Sayakbay Karalaev runs to over half a million lines; the epic is on UNESCO's intangible heritage list.

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