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Karalaev, Saiakbai
Born in 1894, in the village of Uch-Koi-Su, present-day Issyk-Kul’ Oblast; died May 7, 1971, in Frunze. Soviet Kirghiz storyteller. People’s Artist of the Kirghiz SSR. Karalaev memorized more than half a million lines from ancient folk tales and legends, including the epic Manas. He dictated a complete version of Manas. REFERENCESAbramzon, S. M. Ocherk kul’tury kirgizskogo naroda. Frunze, 1946. Zhirmunskii, V. M. “Sredneaziatskie narodnye skaziteli.” IzvestiiaVsesoiuznogo geograficheskogo obshchestva, 1947, no. 4. Auezov, M. O. “Skaziteli eposa.” In Mysli raznykh let. Alma-Ata, 1959. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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