Chingiz Aitmatov`s anniversary to be marked in Baku
An event to mark the 85th anniversary of famous Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aitmatov will be held in Baku at the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre on December 18,AzerTag state news agency reported.
Aitmatov was a Communist writer whose novels and plays before the collapse of the Soviet Union gave a voice to the people of the remote Soviet republic of Kyrgyz, and who later became a diplomat.
Arguably, Aitmatov's greatest works are the short novels Farewell, Gulsary! (1966) and The White Steamship (1970).
His works are translated into more than 170 languages and issued in more than 100 countries with the circulation of more than 60 million copies. His works have become an indispensable part of the process of education and building of the society. They are a part of the school and university programs in many world countries.