Mother-Mother Earth

They sacrificed their youth, their soaring dreams, the fire of their hearts, and the tender beauty of their early years to the ruthless path of war. Though fallen birches sprouted anew, though the trampled fields bloomed once more and the wounds of the earth slowly healed, those who had perished never returned.
The great writer Chingiz Aitmatov portrayed the immense sorrow of an entire nation through the fate of a single family.

The harsh war stole their youth, their cherished dreams, their beauty, and their hopes. It clouded their happiness and left deep scars upon their lives. Even as the wounded land healed over time, those who had been taken were lost forever.
Chingiz Aitmatov, the towering voice of his people, captured all this pain through the simple yet profound story of one family.