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The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years
by Chingiz Aïtmatov (Translated by John French)
Author(s) from:
Kyrgyzstan
Setting:
Central Asian steppes
Original Language:
Russian
First Publised:
1980
Description:
Set in the vast windswept Central Asian steppes and the infinite reaches of galactic space, this powerful novel offers a vivid view of the culture and values of the Soviet Union's Central Asian peoples. This is considered Aitmatov's magnum opus.
Other Books by the Author(s):
Jamilia (1958),
The White Ship (1970),
The White Cloud of Genghis Khan,
and others.