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Chingiz Aitmatov THE FIRST TEACHER Ñx.Sia whs;aud;õ
(1928-2008) Chinghiz Aitmatov ^1928-2008&

Chingiz Aitmatov (1928-2008) was a Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) author who wrote both in
Russian and Kirghiz, and is considered the bestknown writer of Kyrgyzstan
(erstwhile Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, a part of the erstwhile USSR). His fï fmdf;ys úia;r flfrk isoaëka" ls¾.Sishdfõ fidaúhÜ n,h
short stories and short novels provide a vivid account of life in the USSR, more ia:dmkh ùfï ld,h jQ úis .Kkaj,g wh;a fõ' ;reK w,a;skdhsg
particularly in its Central Asian Republics. He writes in lyrical yet simple iy wE; l÷lrfha jqiQ ls¾.sia cd;slhskag fidaúhÜ foaYfha kS;s
prose that draws heavily on folklore, but yet remains contemporary in its f.kd ;reK .=rejrfhl= jQ ÿhsfIaka yuq jQfha fuu ld,fha § u h'
essence. His short novels Jamila (1958), The First Teacher (1962) and Farewell, ;u ;reK úh yd m<uqjeks wd,h .ek w,a;skdhs úiskau bÈßm;a
Gulsary! (1963) etc. have been widely read and translated. Thee First Teacher flfrk" úia;rhla fuka fï fmd; ,shk ,È'
is a heart-touching account of the hopes and the struggles of a young village wm bÈßm;a lrk fï kjl;dfõ l;=jrhd iqm%isoaO fidaúhÜ f,aLl
girl and the idealism and determination of their untrained teacher, in the f,kska ;Hd.h yd rdcH ;Hd.h Èkd.;a Ñx.Sia whs;aud;õ h'
backdrop of the Kirghiz SSR of the 1920s, newly freeing itself from its
pre-modern, backward past.

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