by Chingiz Torekulovich Aĭtmatov · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783442093755
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«Der Junge und das Meer» is the novel by Chingiz Aitmátov, published by Goldmann in paperback (159 pages, in German).
The wise Organ, the father and uncle of Kirisk —an eleven-year-old boy— set out with him in a kayak they built to hunt seals; they are the best hunters of the clan. Following ancestral custom, the boy must befriend the sea before learning the hunter's trade, so that the sea may know him and he may learn to respect it.
Translation from the Russian by Charlotte Kossuth; original title: «Пегий пес, бегущий краем моря». Work originally published in 1977.
For readers of classic Russian and Kyrgyz narrative interested in stories about nature, traditions, and the relationship between generations.
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.
