Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1993) Winner
Chinghiz Aitmatov
チングイズ・アイトマトフ
Chingiz Aitmatov
Aliases:
Chingiz Aitmatov / Чингиз Айтматов / Чыңгыз Айтматов
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-12-12 （Sheker, Kirghiz ASSR）
- Died
- 2008-06-10 （Nuremberg, Germany） age 79
- Nationality
- Kyrgyz
- Languages
- Kyrgyz, Russian
- Residence History
- Sheker, Kyrgyzstan → Frunze (now Bishkek), Kyrgyzstan → Moscow, Russia → Luxembourg → Belgium (EU, NATO etc.)
Career
- Occupations
- author, diplomat, journalist
- Active Years
- 1952-2008
- Affiliations
- Union of Soviet Writers
- Memberships
- Supreme Soviet of the USSR, People's Deputy of the Soviet Union
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirghiz Agricultural Institute | Animal Husbandry Division | — | — | 1946- | Kyrgyzstan |
| Maxim Gorky Literature Institute | — | — | — | 1956-1958 | Russia |
Kirghiz Agricultural Institute
Animal Husbandry Division
Period:
1946-
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Later switched to literature
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Period:
1956-1958
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
Russia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Lenin Prize | Tales of the Mountains and Steppes | — | Soviet Government | 受賞 |
| 1968 | USSR State Prize | Farewell, Gyulsary! | — | Soviet Government | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Hero of Socialist Labor | — | — | Soviet Government | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic | — | — | Government of Kyrgyz Republic | 受賞 |
Lenin Prize
1963
Work:
Tales of the Mountains and Steppes
Organization:
Soviet Government
Result:
受賞
USSR State Prize
1968
Work:
Farewell, Gyulsary!
Organization:
Soviet Government
Result:
受賞
Hero of Socialist Labor
1978
Organization:
Soviet Government
Result:
受賞
Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic
1997
Organization:
Government of Kyrgyz Republic
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jamila
1958 novelA village girl Jamila, separated from her soldier husband by war, falls in love with a disabled soldier. Told through the eyes of a young boy.
lovewarKyrgyz culture
Adaptations
- [film] Jamila (1969)
Translations
- Originally in Kyrgyz/Russian, English translations available
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Integration of folklore into modern contextsCloseness to animalsAllegorical narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- Mankurt legendAnimals like wolves and horsesKyrgyz transformation from empire to USSR
Health
-
kidney failure2008年5月Hospitalized, died of pneumonia
Legacy
One of Kyrgyzstan's most prominent authors, giving voice to Kyrgyz people in the USSR, later diplomat and friend of Gorbachev.
In Popular Culture
- Monument in Baku
Trivia
- His father was executed in 1938.
- Contributed to founding Ata-Beyit cemetery where he was buried.
- Fluent in both Kyrgyz and Russian.