by Čingiz Ajtmatov · Kunstmann Antje GmbH · tapa dura · ISBN 9783888972911
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«Der erste Lehrer» is the novel by Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aitmatov, published by Kunstmann Antje GmbH in hardcover, with 95 pages in German.
Set in 1924 in a Kyrgyz village, it narrates Düischen's return after the revolution to become a teacher. Without academic training, he takes on the schooling of the children while clashing with the peasants, who prefer to employ them in the fields. The work deals with education, the clash between tradition and modernity, and the struggle for a better future.
German edition translated from the Russian by Leoni Labas; the work originally appeared in 1962 as «Первый учитель».
For readers of classic Russian literature and historical fiction set in 1920s Kyrgyzstan.
Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best known figures in Kyrgyz literature.
