The slideshow is an opening warm-up activity to the workshop devoted to Chyngyz Aitmatov, the most famous Kyrgyz writer, whose books were translated into more than 150 languages. On Dec.12th 2018, we celebrate his 90th anniversary.

1. Chingiz Aitmatov:
Biography and Books

2. “The responsibility of a
writer is to bring forth
words that capture,
through painful personal
experience, people’s
suffering, pain, faith and
hope.”

3. TAL
AS

4. KARA-BUURA

5. SHEKER

8. Torokul
Aitmatov

9. Nagima
Aitmatova

29. …a writer is charged with the mission
of speaking on behalf of his fellow
human beings. Everything that
happens in the world is happening to
me personally,” – Aitmatov.