Chingiz Aitmatov
Chingiz Aitmatov (1928–2008) was an author who wrote in both Russian and Kyrgyz. He was the best known figure in Kyrgyzstan literature.
Original title: I dolse veka dlitsja den (1980).
Yedigei looks back on his life as he brings the body of a close friend across the steppes of Central Asia to be buried in an ancient cemetary.