Where can one pour out the heart when there is no one to listen?

In Mother Earth, Chingiz Aitmatov tells a moving story of resilience, loss, and the quiet strength of ordinary people. With the village’s men taken by war, the responsibility of life falls on those left behind. Tolgonay, a young woman, speaks her sorrows into the soil, entrusting her grief, hopes, and memories to the nurturing earth.

Through her connection with the land, readers witness the devastating effects of war: shattered dreams, the depletion of youth at the front, and the heavy burdens carried by those who remain. The soil itself becomes a silent witness, absorbing the pain and sustaining life even amid upheaval.

Mother Earth is a powerful meditation on survival, the enduring bond between humans and their land, and the quiet courage of a community shaped by history, conflict, and the relentless passage of time. It is a testament to humanity’s ability to endure and rebuild.

Publishing Date: 1963
ISBN: 9786257303897
Original Language: Russian
Pages: 148
Dimentions: 12 x 19.5 cm