Contemporary Kazakh literature. Prose.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kazakhstan. Mădeniet, aqparat zhăne sport ministrlīgī, commissioning body.

Cambridge University Press, publisher.

National Bureau of Translations (Kazakhstan), publisher.

Language:

English

Kazakh

Subjects (All):

Kazakh prose literature.

Kazakh prose literature--20th century--Translations into English.

Kazakh prose literature--21st century--Translations into English.

Authors, Kazakh--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Kazakh.

Genre:

Biographies.

Short stories.

Translations.

Physical Description:

xiv, 614 pages : portraits ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Contemporary Kazakh literature. Prose anthology

Prose

Place of Publication:

Kazakhstan : Ūlttyq audarmalar bi͡urosynyn͡g qoghamdyq qory (Public Foundation National Bureau of Translations) ; [Cambridge, England] : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Kazakhstan : Ұлттық аудармалар бюросының қоғамдық қоры (Public Foundation National Bureau of Translations) ; [Cambridge, England] : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English translated from Kazakh and Russian original texts.

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

"Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Republic of Kazakhstan"--Title page verso.

Translated from the original Kazakh language.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786017943608

601794360X

OCLC:

1121117730

Online:

Webpage about book as well as a link to download the book of prose