The Blue Sky

#BookReport 12/21

Three books this week. They were all good, not memorable however. Looking forward to some really good ones. I am in anticipation of the International Booker longlist!

Cinfhen

Cinfhen When is the list announced?? 4y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen This week! 4y

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BarbaraBB

The Blue Sky: A Novel | Galsan Tschinag

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This is the first instalment of Galsan Tschinag‘s memoirs and it shows a peek into the lives of the nomadic Tuvan people, living in the high Altai Mountains of #Mongolia. It is a hard and ancient way of life, determined by the seasons and the ubiquitous blue sky.
I learned a lot and was touched by the story.

#ReadingAsia2021 🇲🇳 #pop21 #IndigenousAuthor #Booked2021 #ColorInTitle

KarenUK, Megabooks, Cinfhen, Kalalalatja, BarbaraTheBibliophage, Librarybelle, alisiakae

Cinfhen Lovely 💕 4y

Cinfhen Photo is 🙌🏻❣️ 4y

JenniferP Interesting, I‘ve never heard of it. And I love that blue cover! 4y

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BarbaraBB @JenniferP I just wrote you something on LT! What a coincidence! This one is really good because it is so authentic. 4y

Librarybelle That photo is absolutely gorgeous! 4y

Megabooks Gorgeous picture as always! 💕💕 4y

Redwritinghood Sounds interesting 4y

Kalalalatja Love the photo! 😍 4y

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @Librarybelle @Megabooks @Kalalalatja Thanks! A bit of a fantasy landscape I came upon when walking yesterday 💛 4y

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A fictionalized account of the author's childhood in the transitional period where the Tuvan people started being regulated by Mongolian governments (taxing for wool and forcing children to go to school.) It was interesting to read about the nomadic patterns, community units, sensory communication (using smell in particular!) and living in extreme conditions. ⤵️

ReadingEnvy There are hints of the author's future as a shaman by the end of the book, and apparently this is the first book of a longer series.
I'm counting this for Mongolia for my #re_asia2019 project but technically the Tuvan people are not Mongolian. 5y

Molly_the_mezzo All I know about the Tuvan people is throat singing, which I learned about in music school and is seriously cool 5y

ReadingEnvy @Molly_the_mezzo totally, me too. I learned a lot more about them in this book. 5y

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jveezer

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I was really excited to discover Tschinag in my quest to read books from everywhere. A Tuvan author? From Mongolia? The clash of civilizations and cultures? Check. This book is awesome. What a poignant tale of a young shepherd boy and his dog, growing up as the world changes around him. The Tuvans slowly give up their nomadic herding lifestyle and move to the city as modern improvements (poison!) make there way into the lives of those that don‘t.

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Tove_Reads

The Blue Sky: A Novel | Galsan Tschinag

#readtheworld #readingtheworld #mongolia

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Tove_Reads

The Blue Sky: A Novel | Galsan Tschinag

The physical books I plan to read in August.

Tanisha_A So many chunksters! 6y

Andrew65 Is that Fall of Giants? I love that book and the Century Trilogy, but that is my favourite one! Have a great reading month. Sarum is next up for me! #YearoftheChunkster (edited) 6y

Tove_Reads @andrew65 It is indeed! I have also the last 3 Ruth books on the list, but as ebooks. 6y

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Andrew65 @Tove_Reads A great month ahead of you! 6y

Tove_Reads @andrew65 Let me know when you‘re ready for Glass Lake or Mosaic! Also Samson number 4 has to be read at some point! 6y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads I know, plenty to keep us busy. Do you want to do Glass Lake next week? 6y

Tove_Reads @andrew65 Sure! It‘s a bit out of my comfort zone, but hey, I own it! 6y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads They are usually good reads. 6y

Tove_Reads @andrew65 Do you have it as a physical book? 6y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Yes. 6y

Areader2 I am always astounded that so many people read this abundance of books in one month ! Bravo 👏🏼 🤓 6y

Tove_Reads @Areader2 Read 22 books in July, while working full time 😃 6y

Areader2 Honestly that‘s is amazing! 6y

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andrew61

The Blue Sky: A Novel | Galsan Tschinag

#junebookbugs #indigenousauthors
Im going to cheat and recycle an image from a few weeks ago, it just reminds me that I need to take my book to the pub again. The author, from the Tuvan people of Mongolia tells the story of his childhood on the harsh plains.

JazzFeathers Sounds so interesting. I saw a documentary about the nomad people of Mongllia some timd back. I was fascinared by their culture 8y

andrew61 @JazzFeathers it is worth reading, interesting, it's great finding different books about cultures alien to our own. 8y

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andrew61

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An interesting story of life as a Mongolian child in a family amidst the remote land around the altai mountain range. A harsh environment but the world is changing as the shadow of stalinist Russia and modern life seeps in to the tale. The writers life in itself is curious. Certainly worth reading although not necessarily an easy read. I found a photo of life around a Mongolian yurt.

saresmoore Yurts are almost the only thing I know of Mongolia. For that reason alone, I should probably read this book! I wonder if there is other worthwhile Mongolian lit. 8y

andrew61 @saresmoore i have struggled so far as it was a large blob of white on my gr grp around world map, it was either this of the con iggulden series about genghis khan, this seemed more authentic although not easy read but a worthy one. 8y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk @andrew61 @saresmoore The Horse Boy is a pretty amazing book and documentary of two parents taking their autistic son across Mongolia on horseback to see a shaman. Also great Mongolian movies about indigenous culture: The Cave of Yellow Dog and Mongolian Ping-Pong