Book Features * His works have been translated into over a hundred languages. * The author received numerous awards, including the 'Lenin Medal'. * A captivating painting by Aitmatov of love during wartime in a remote village on the Kazakh steppe. * 'The most beautiful love story in the world' - Louis Aragon Summary While her husband fights away on the front lines, Jamila spends her days transporting bags of wheat from the threshing floor to the train station in her small Caucasus village, with Said, her husband's younger brother, and Daniyar, the newcomer to the village, after being injured on the battlefield. Said watches Jamila, lively and spirited, and Daniyar, the sorrowful introvert, and the mutual admiration that arises between them. On the mountain pass the three traverse daily, their carts laden with wheat, to the tune of the poignant songs Daniyar sings of homeland and mountains, Jamila soon falls for Daniyar, and flees with him before her husband's return, leading the youthful man to comprehend the essence of love and true happiness. Chingiz Aitmatov is a Russian and Kyrgyz author. His most famous works include 'The Executioner's Block', 'The Day Lasts More Than a Century', and 'Farewell, Gulsary'.

Publishing house: Dar Al Saqi for Publishing and Distribution Number of Pages: 80 Year of publication: 2014