pickThe inhabitants of a small fishing village in #Turkmenistan will soon be relocated to a nearby urban center so that their land can be cultivated. They feel their culture and heritage disappear and don‘t understand why. Their story is interwoven with the fable of Aypi. Her presence assumes a greater importance as the story evolves which I found annoying because I was more interested in the story of the villagers.
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Librarybelle I‘ll have to keep this one in mind! 4y
BarbaraBB @Librarybelle It‘s short and good! 4y
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alisiakae This is what I have picked out for Turkmenistan! 4y
Megabooks Such an interesting country! 4y
Cinfhen Good find!! I haven‘t even planned that far ahead yet 4y
BarbaraBB @4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen I think most of us will end up reading this book. There are not many books translated into English. There is so little known about this country, which makes it so interesting don‘t you think @Megabooks ? 4y
Megabooks Exactly! 4y
BarbaraBB Once at an airport in Turkey a flight came in from Turkmenistan. I felt like stepping back in history when watching the passengers from that flight walking by. All women were wearing old-fashioned bonnets! @Megabooks (edited) 4y
Cinfhen That‘s a cool memory/ observation \ it‘s like the old Yemeni / Tunisian Jews I often see in Jerusalem. 4y
Simona Sounds interesting ... stacked! 4y
alisiakae My library also has one of his other books, Revenge of the Foxes. From what I understand, isn‘t he the first Turkmen author to have books translated into English? 4y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Yes I think so! People who see their kids modernize and move to the city and losing their respect for their heritage - which they only consider poverty. 4y
BarbaraBB @4thhouseontheleft Yes I read that too. Which of these two are you going to read? 4y