Farewell Gul'sary

Synopsis

Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov (12 December 1928 10 June 2008) was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best-known figures in Kyrgyzstan's literature. Aitmatov was honored in 1963 with the Lenin Prize for Tales of the Mountains and Steppes (a compilation including Jamila, The First Teacher and Farewell, Gulsary!) and was later awarded a State prize for Farewell, Gulsary! His work also touches on Kyrgyzstan s transformation from the Russian empire to a republic of the USSR and the lives of its people during the transformation.