Chinghiz Aitmatov (1928 - 2008) - Kyrgyz writer, in whose wise and philosophical works the main questions of the "unsettled" 20th century found reflection: humanity and the further development of civilization. "And Longer than a Century Lasts the Day..." (second...
title "The Blizzarding Way Station") - his first full-fledged novel published in 1980. Stylistically close to magical realism, it immerses the reader both in ancient mythology (legends about mankurt) and in the fantastic expanses of space exploration. Edigei works at a railway junction in the endless steppes. When his friend Kazangap dies, he decides to bury him in an ancient cemetery, about which the locals have already woven many legends and tales. However, the traditions of the ancestors are fated to clash with the trends of the new century - a cosmodrome is planned to be built on the burial site...
Chinghiz Aitmatov (1928 - 2008) - Kyrgyz writer, in whose wise and philosophical works the main questions of the "unsettled" 20th century found reflection: humanity and the further development of civilization. "And Longer than a Century Lasts the Day..." (second title "The Blizzarding Way Station") - his first full-fledged novel published in 1980. Stylistically close to magical realism, it immerses the reader both in ancient mythology (legends about mankurt) and in the fantastic expanses of space exploration. Edigei works at a railway junction in the endless steppes. When his friend Kazangap dies, he decides to bury him in an ancient cemetery, about which the locals have already woven many legends and tales. However, the traditions of the ancestors are fated to clash with the trends of the new century - a cosmodrome is planned to be built on the burial site...
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