Chingiz Aitmatov: The Place of the Skull

Chinghiz Aitmatov is a world-renowned writer, a classic of Russian and Kyrgyz literature, and a recipient of the most prestigious awards. "The Execution Block" is Chinghiz Aitmatov's most powerful, profound, bitter, and dramatic novel, first published in 1986 and having become one of the major literary events of the late 20th century in our country.
The fates of both the people and the animals that are the protagonists of this novel are tragic — the kind and humane young seminarian Avdiy and the blue-eyed she-wolf Akbara, who embodies the wisdom and power of the Steppe itself in the book. However, even those who — whether out of cruelty, greed, or indifference — caused these tragedies will, in turn, face the wrath of nature, which takes harsh revenge on those who commit crimes...

Author: Chinghiz Aitmatov

Pages: 928 (offset). Hardcover

Dimensions: 215x145x43 mm

Series: Russian Literature. Big Books