Jamilia
Chingiz Aitmatov
Jamilia is a simple, beautifully told story of first love set in Kyrgyzstan during the Second World War. At just under 100 pages it has to be read in one go to capture the essence of the book.
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Parallels
- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
- First Love by Ivan Turgenev
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
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