Early arriving cranes

Author: Atma
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Publish Date: 1999-05-01
Features: Early Arriving Cranes includes two works created by Soviet writer Atma in the 1970s. Among them, the novella White Boat and its movie won the Soviet State Award in 1977. The novella Early Arriving Cranes, which depicts a youth during the Great Patriotic War, was not only adapted into a film but also received several Italian literary awards, causing a strong response worldwide. Atma is a renowned Soviet writer on the world literary stage. The novella Early Arriving Cranes is a gift from Atma to his son, recreating the life scenes of children and teenagers who prematurely took on the burdens of life in the rear during the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War, and shaping the image of a vibrant and heroic Kyrgyz youth.