| Jamilia Contributor(s): Aïtmatov, Chingiz (Author) |
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ISBN: 1846590329 ISBN-13: 9781846590320 Publisher: Telegram Books OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2008 Annotation: "The most beautiful love story in the world."-Louis Aragon The Second World War is raging, and Jamilia's husband is off fighting at the front. Accompanied by Daniyar, a sullen newcomer who was wounded on the battlefield, Jamilia spends her days hauling sacks of grain from the threshing floor to the train station in their village in the Caucasus. Spurning men's advances and wincing at the dispassionate letters she receives from her husband, Jamilia falls helplessly in love with the mysterious Daniyar in this heartbreakingly beautiful tale. A classic from the award-winning Kyrgyz novelist Chingiz Aitmatov. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 4.9" W x 7.6" (0.17 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The most beautiful love story in the world."--Louis Aragon The Second World War is raging, and Jamilia's husband is off fighting at the front. Accompanied by Daniyar, a sullen newcomer who was wounded on the battlefield, Jamilia spends her days hauling sacks of grain from the threshing floor to the train station in their village in the Caucasus. Spurning men's advances and wincing at the dispassionate letters she receives from her husband, Jamilia falls helplessly in love with the mysterious Daniyar in this heartbreakingly beautiful tale. A classic from the award-winning Kyrgyz novelist Chingiz Aitmatov. |