The Blue Sky by Galsan Tschinag
In the Altai Mountains of northern Mongolia, the nomadic Tuvan people s ancient way of life is colliding with the relentless influence of the modern world. For a young shepherd boy, the confrontation comes in stages. First, his older siblings leave to attend a distant boarding school. Then, his beloved grandmother dies, taking with her a profound link to the tribe s traditions and their connection to the land. But the cruelest blow is struck when his dog all that was left to me dies after eating poison the boy s father set out to protect the herd from wolves. In despair, he begs the Heavenly Blue Sky for answers, but is met with only the mute wind. Tschinag, the first and only member of the Tuvan to use a written language to tell stories, weaves a lyrical account of his people and their traditions.
Galsan Tschinag is a major voice in world literature. Called Irgit Schynykbaj-oglu Dshurukuwaa in his native Tuvan, he was born in the early forties in Mongolia. He studied at the University of Leipzig where he adopted German as his written language. He is the only member of the Tuvan tribe to use written language to tell stories, and thus to publish. His novel, The Blue Sky, was the first of his books to be available in English, though he is the author of more than thirty books which have been translated into French, Spanish, and Polish. As the chief of Tuvans in Mongolia, Tschinag led his people, scattered under Communist rule, back in a huge caravan to their original home in the high Altai Mountains. He currently lives alternately in the Altai, Ulaanbaatar, and Europe. Katharina Rout teaches English and Comparative Literature at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Her translations from the German have been acclaimed widely.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780889822320 |
| ISBN 10 | 0889822328 |
| Title | The Blue Sky |
| Author | Galsan Tschinag |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oolichan Books |
| Year published | 2006-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 209 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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