Contemporary Kazakh literature. Prose.
Kazakhstan. Mădeniet, aqparat zhăne sport ministrlīgī, commissioning body.; Cambridge University Press, publisher.; National Bureau of Translations (Kazakhstan), publisher.
2019
PL76.76 .C66 2019 (Mapit)
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Title Contemporary Kazakh literature. Prose.
Added T.P.Title Contemporary Kazakh literature. Prose anthology
ISBN 9786017943608 (hardcover)
601794360X (hardcover)
Published Kazakhstan : Ūlttyq audarmalar bi͡urosynyn͡g qoghamdyq qory (Public Foundation National Bureau of Translations) ; [Cambridge, England] : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Copyright ©2019.
Language English
Language Note In English translated from Kazakh and Russian original texts.
Description xiv, 614 pages : portraits ; 24 cm
Call Number PL76.76 .C66 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification PUF894.38
894/.345
Summary Kazakhstan has an incredibly rich and deep literary heritage, from folk tales of the steppe to epic poems and from ajtys narrative singing to modernist short stories and novels. But until now, readers in English have been denied the opportunity to access the great trove of Kazakh literature, as it remained largely untranslated. As such, this anthology represents a new epoch, in which a range of Kazakh literary voices from the 20th century can be discovered and appreciated by readers the world over. It is one of the many exciting products of President Nazarbayev's 'Ryhani Jangyry' initiative, an ambitious program to revive, modernize and internationalize the Kazakh cultural sector, while burnishing the best of Kazakh heritage and national identity. These short stories and novellas vividly conjure life in the auyls -- the famous Kazakh steppe villages -- with tales of tribal rifts, hardships and migrations, filial separation and reunion. But they also chart the impact of modernization and geopolitics, with stories of life under Soviet rule, militarization, nuclear contamination, and the draw of late-20th century urbanization. Above all, these are stories of fortitude, wit and ingenuity in the face of adversity, laced with folk wisdom; indeed, the anthology is an indispensable repository of Kazakh aphorisms and there are helpful footnotes providing historical and cultural context. This wonderful anthology brings us closer together, cultivating friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of Kazakhstan and the rest of the world. As such, it is to be hoped that this anthology is not a destination, but a vital first step on a journey for English-speaking readers into Kazakh literature, a tantalizing glimpse of what is to come. -- Foreword / Sir Ciarán Devane.
Note "Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Republic of Kazakhstan"--Title page verso.
Translated from the original Kazakh language.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Added Corporate Author Kazakhstan. Mădeniet, aqparat zhăne sport ministrlīgī, commissioning body.
Cambridge University Press, publisher.
National Bureau of Translations (Kazakhstan), publisher.
Linked Resources Webpage about book as well as a link to download the book of prose
https://kazakhstan.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Kazakh_Prose_Book_PRINT-no-crops-1.pdf
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Bojtu̇mar / Sherkhan Murtaza
Retribution / Akim Tarazi
A quiet autumn / Kalikhan Yskak
The smell of wormwood / Sayin Muratbekov
A beggar man / Kabdesh Zhumadilov
The old man / Askar Suleimenov
Lucky tortoise grass / Abish Kekilbaiuly
By the wayside / Sabit Dosanov
Death of a Borzoi / Mukhtar Magauin
Death of a soul / Bexultan Nurzhekeyev
The song / Sofy Smatayev
The battlefield of sanity / Tolen Abdik
Old friends / Kazhygali Mukhanbetkaliuly
Growing pains / Dulat Isabekov
Kerbu̇ġy / Oralkhan Bokey
The Kazakhs of Hamburg / Marhabat Baigut
Gift for the grandson / Smagul Yelubay
Grandmother's samovar / Didakhmet Ashimkhanuly
Waking dream / Jumabay Shashtaiuly
Mona Lisa / Alibek Askarov
The old kùjši / Talasbek Asemkulov
Heavenly white butterflies / Rakhimzhan Otarbayev
The mirror shrine / Tursynzhan Shapay
The nest of the white cranes / Nurgali Oraz
Art / Zhussipbek Korgasbek
The image of the eternal child / Roza Mukanova
Kôkenaj and Ķalķaman / Aigul Kemelbayeva
Your cherished eyes / Didar Amantai
Pygmalion in the backwoods / Dauren Quat
Riding a tortoise / Yuriy Serebryansky.

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