Telegram Books: Chingiz Aïtmatov

Chingiz Aïtmatov was born in Kyrgyzstan in 1928. His work appeared in over one hundred languages, and received numerous awards, including the Lenin Prize. He was the Kyrgyz ambassador to the European Union, NATO, UNESCO and the Benelux countries.

Chingiz Aïtmatov passed away in June 2008. You can read his Obituary from the Guardian here.

Posted by Nancy on July 31, 2006 05:24 PM to Telegram Books