Jamilia

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Jamilia is the first major novel by Chingiz Aytmatov, published originally in Russian in 1958 The novel is told from the point of view of a fictional Kyrgyz artist, Seit, who tells the story by looking back on his childhood The story recounts the love between his new sister in law Jamilya and a local crippled young man, Daniyar, while Jamilia s husband, Sadyk, is away at the front as a Soviet soldier during World War II.Based on clues in the story, it takes place in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, presumably Talas Province The story is backdropped against the collective farming culture which was early in its peak in that period.Louis Aragon lauded the novelette as the world s most beautiful love story.Translated by James Riordan.Chingiz A tmatov was born in Kyrgyzstan in 1928 His work appeared in over one hundred languages, and received numerous awards, including the Lenin Prize He was the Kyrgyz ambassador to the European Union, NATO, UNESCO and the Benelux countries. Best Read Jamilia [ by ] Chingiz Aitmatov [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr . .I think the confusion about what this Aitmatov s 1958 short lyrical novella actually is stems from the often quoted remark by the French writer Louis Aragon, hailing it asthe most beautiful love story in the world It is a love story of sorts, but it s not a romance Seeing it as just a tale of two lovers is akin to reducing Anna Karenina to nothingbut Anna and Vronsky s affair.Love in this novella is farthan simply romance It has a multitude of faces it encompasses ever I think the confusion about what this Aitmatov s 1958 short lyrical novella actually is stems from the often quoted remark by the French writer Louis Aragon, hailing it asthe most beautiful love story in the world It is a love story of sorts, but it s not a romance Seeing it as just a tale of two lovers is akin to reducing Anna Karenina to nothingbut Anna and Vronsky s affair.Love in this novella is farthan simply romance It has a multitude of faces it encompasses everything from tender attraction between two young people to kind familial affection to deeply ingrained love for the quiet beauty of your homeland to the love of art and longing for self expression In 1943, a small Kyrgyz village on the shores of a turbulent river in the shadow of the mountain range was teetering on the edge be...Ya am n ok de erli oldu unu herkes bilir ama o u kimse ya am n her an nda bunun fark nda de ildir De erlidir ya am yle bilgisayar oyunlar nda oynanan, yan nca yeniden ba la ya t klayarak s f rdan ba layam yoruz nk Tek can hakk m z var ve yeme ini yiyip suyunu i ti imiz, havas n t ketti imiz d nyam zdaki bu hakk m z ortalama olarak 70 y lla, ba ka bir deyi le 614.000 saatle s n rl d r ayet geri say m yapan bir saatimiz olsayd kolumuzda, yani zaman ileriye do ru de il de, 614.000 Ya am n ok de erli oldu unu herkes bilir ama o u kimse ya am n her an nda bunun fark nda de ildir De erlidir ya am yle bilgisayar oyunlar nda oynanan, yan nca yeniden ba la ya t klayarak s f rdan ba layam yoruz nk Tek can hakk m z var ve yeme ini yiyip suyunu i ti..., , , , ,, , , , , ,, , sometimes you have to let go , not all the people in your life are meant to stay ,,, , , , ,, 3 4 I bought this little book in a charity shop on a total whim, purely because I didn t think I had ever read an author from Kyrgyzstan I am so glad I did, because it was absolutely wonderful The narrator of the tale is teenager Seit, and Jamilia is his sister in law The story tells of the love between Jamilia and a shy newcomer to the village, Daniyar I think because it is told by the youngster, there is a certain innocence in the telling, which is very effective My copy of this book has a qu I bought this little book in a charity shop on a total whim, purely because I didn t think I had ever read an author from Kyrgyzstan I am so glad I did, because it was absolutely wonderful The narrator of the tale is teenager Seit, and Jamilia is his sister in law The story tells of the love between Jamilia and a shy...Jamilya Jamila, Chingiz Aitmatov Jamila Russian , Kyrgyz , Jamila is the first major novel by Chingiz Aytmatov, published originally in Russian in 1958 The novel is told from the point of view of a fictional Kyrgyz artist, Seit, who tells the story by looking back on his childhood The story recounts the love between his new siste... .

Jamilia
  • English
  • 16 May 2017
  • Paperback
  • 96 pages
  • 1846590329
  • Chingiz Aitmatov
  • Jamilia