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Chinghiz Aitmatov

1928 - 2008

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genre:  novel, short novel
country of citizenship:  Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan
native language:  Kyrgyz
languages spoken, written or signed:  French, Russian, Kyrgyz
educated at:  Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
occupation:  politician, diplomat, journalist, translator, novelist, screenwriter, science fiction writer, writer
award received:  USSR State Prize, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the October Revolution, Alexander Men Prize, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Medal of Krupskaya, Order of Friendship, Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Friedrich-Rückert-Preis, Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic, Order of Manas, 1st class, Order of Fatherland, Order of Friendship, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Order of the Smile, Austrian State Prize for European Literature, Order of Outstanding Merit, Dostlug Order, Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit, Lenin Prize, Hungarian Order of Merit, Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"
position held:  ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, ambassador of the Soviet Union, ambassador of the Russian Federation

Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov (Russian: Чингиз Торекулович Айтматов; Kyrgyz: Чыңгыз Төрөкулович Айтматов, romanized: Chynggyz Törökulovich Aytmatov; 12 December 1928 – 10 June 2008) was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best known figures in Kyrgyzstan's literature. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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