Book reading challenge books from Kyrgyzstan

Travel the world without leaving your chair. The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world. All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Asia Challenge" were written by authors from Kyrgyzstan. Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.

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Jamilia by Chinghiz Aitmatov EN

Rating: 4 2 Votes

Country: Asia /

Kyrgyzstan

Description:

Jamilia's husband is off fighting at the front. She spends her days hauling sacks of grain from the threshing floor to the train station in their small village in the Caucasus, accompanied by Seit, her young brother-in-law, and Daniyar, a sullen newcomer to the village who has been wounded on the battlefield. Seit observes the beautiful, spirited Jamilia spurn men's advances, and wince at the dispassionate letters she receives from her husband. Meanwhile, undeterred by Jamilia's teasing, Daniyar sings as they return each evening from the fields. Soon Jamilia is in love, and she and Daniyar elo... continue

Genre fiction