Chinghez Aitmatov :- Peibald Dog and Other Works

Here is something about the Peibald Dog :-

Peibald dog running along bthe shore is a beautiful story having profound philosophical meanings in its womb.It is the only story by the great Kirghizian writer chinghiz Aitmatov ( the authour of Zamila,the best love story in the world )situated outside Kirghizia.The action takes place among the Nivkh people in the north east of Siberia.It is based on an actual events related by the first Nivkh writer ,Vladimir Sanghi.He was the friend of Chinghiz Aitmatov.When he was seven years old he went seal hunting into the open sea with three grown up men. They were caught in dense fog and lost their bearings.For two days they drifted and lost all hope of being saved."This is the end,"said his grandfather."We shall never reach land."And he told he other men to stop rowing.At that moment a large bird flew by and the people in the boat noted the direction in which it flew.They headed in the same direction and presently sighted land.When they went ashore they knelt,weeping for joy.Then they gathered dry branches,stared a camp-fire and warmed themselves.

Here's what Chinghez Aitmatov said:-

"I have used that episode in my story.But, as you see I have changed it completely.It was not my aim to tell a story about people getting lost at sea and then finding land.I was not writing an adventure story.I wanted to invite the reader to think about the moral laws of humanity, about conscience,duty,in short all that makes man human...........

"I am often asked why my stories tend to be on the  tragic side.My invariable reply is:it does not depend only on me.Man is inherently a tragic creature.as soon as he becomes aware of the life around him he learns that that he will sooner or later have to leave this life.In this lies his tragedy.All other creatures do not know that they are going to die.But man knows that every life must end and he knows how it ends.This is the root of the tragedy of which man is aware.This tragedy forever accompanies man.He loses his relatives and his friends,and death inexorably threatens him too.Life is always a mixture of joys and sorrows,gains and losses,successes and failures,against abackground of social problems"

I would like to thank Iraj Bashiri who prepared these major works by Chinghez Aitmatov .

Here are novels and stories by Aitmatov . Just click the links according to your needs.

Jamila
Farewell, Gyulsary!
To Have and to Lose
Piebald Dog Running Along the Shore