The Shining Light / Galymkair Mutanov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mutanov, G. (Galimkair), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kazakh poetry.

Kazakh poetry--Translations into English.

Poetry--Collections.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (107 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Glagoslav Publications, [2017]

Summary:

Poetry has always been in the Kazakh blood, and Galym Mutanov is one of the newly independent nation's leading poets, a shining light in the Kazakh literary world. In the range of his poetry, Mutanov truly captures the essence of the Kazakh spirit - from the tough and ageless traditions of the wild steppe to moments of tender intimacy. The measured Islamic wisdom and deep sense of morality so intrinsic to Kazakh life of old shines through in verse after verse. The figure of Abai, the 19th century visionary, the deeply spiritual poet of the steppe, looms large over Kazakh poetry. Mutanov takes up the challenge that Abai threw down - to create verse that is both steeped in the Kazakh tradition of oral verse yet rises to a new clarity and spirituality relevant today. Mutanov wrote originally in Kazakh, but many Kazakhs speak only Russian. So his poems were translated into Russian by leading poets Vladimir Buryazev and M. Adibaeva. It is these Russian versions that provided the source for John Farndon's translations with Olga Nakston for this collection. Galym Mutanov is not only a poet but something of a polymath. He is a hugely distinguished academic, with over 400 scientific papers to his credit, and currently rector of al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Alma-Ata. In 2013, his achievements were recognized in France by the award of a Chevalier L'Ordre des Palmes académiques.

Contents:

Intro

The Book of Fate

From Rollan Seysenbayev

Translator's note

"The Shining Light"

The Shining Light

Allah's gift

Spiritual warmth

The Path to Happiness

To Accept Life

The Power of Reason

Lust for life

Happiness

Born to be happy

Bird of inspiration

Day and night

Hope

A Moment in Eternity

A Time of Youth

New Year

Balance rules the world

Time - the Ark

Common Goal

Human universe

A Perfect Man

A Good Man

Shelter for the soul

Beauty

Innocence

A Maiden's Way

With you

I am with you

Comparison

Sorrow

Do you ever think of me?

A Friend

Split

Others live...

When honour is injured

Enslavement of the Soul

Shadow across the Sun

Lessons of nature

After the thunderstorm

Leaves

Dawn

Dusk

The dog barks

A Soul and God's Creature

Work!

Mother and child

Granddaughter

Nobility.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781911414476

191141447X

OCLC:

1119636506