Chingiz Aitmatov

Chingiz Aitmatov was a renowned Kyrgyz and Russian writer, playwright, and public figure born in the village of Sheker in the Talas Valley. He graduated from the Kyrgyz Agricultural Institute and later studied at the Higher Literary Courses in Moscow. He became internationally known for works such as “Jamila,” “The First Teacher,” “The White Ship,” “Farewell, Gulsary!” and “The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years.”