Actor
Chinghiz Aitmatov
December 12, 1928 · Sheker village, Kirghiz ASSR, Soviet Union
Chingiz Aitmatov (December 12, 1928 – June 10, 2008) was a world-renowned Kyrgyz author, screenwriter, and diplomat, widely regarded as one of the most influential and celebrated figures in Central Asian and Soviet literature.
Born in the village of Sheker in the Talas Region of Kyrgyzstan, Aitmatov wrote masterfully in both Kyrgyz and Russian. He achieved international fame with his 1958 novella Jamila, which was famously described by French poet Louis Aragon as "the world's most beautiful love story." His other literary masterpieces include The First Teacher, Farewell, Gulsary!, The White Ship, and The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years.
Often works with
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Aliman Dzhangorozova
3 titles together
Dzhamilya, The Ascent of Fujiyama, I am Tian Shan
Suimenkul Chokmorov
2 titles together
Dzhamilya, I am Tian Shan
Mukhtar Bakhtygereev
2 titles together
Dzhamilya, I am Tian Shan
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Dzhumash Sydykbekova
2 titles together
Dzhamilya, I am Tian Shan
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Gulsara Adzhibekova
2 titles together
Jamila, The Ascent of Fujiyama
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Sabira Kumushaliyeva
2 titles together
The Ascent of Fujiyama, The Cry of a Migratory Bird
