An edition of Der blaue Himmel (1994)
The blue sky
a novel
By Galsan Tschinag
Publish Date
2006
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Language
eng
Pages
177
Description:
A young Tuvan shepherd witnesses the deterioration of his Mongolian culture as it collides with the modern world, from his older siblings' departure for boarding school, to the death of his beloved grandmother, to the poisoning of his faithful dog.
subjects: Fiction, general, Tuvinians, Fiction, Touvas, Romans, nouvelles, Deutsch, Roman, Social life and customs, Fiction, historical, general, Grandparents, fiction, Germanic literature, Enfance et jeunesse, Moeurs et coutumes, Touvas (peuple turc), Document, URSS, Tuvinian (Turkic people)
People: Galsan Tschinag (1944-)
Places: Altai Mountains, Altaï (Russie ; République), Altaï (Russie) (République), Altaï (massif)
Times: 1945-1970