Jamila (novel)

[1] The novelette brought international fame to Aitmatov, when it came to the attention of Louis Aragon who translated it into French and in a preface lauded it as the "world's most beautiful love story".

[2][3] The novel is told from the point of view of a fictional Kyrgyz artist, Seit, who tells the story by looking back on his childhood.

[4] As a fifteen-year-old male of the family, in a patriarchal setting, it is Seit's duty to monitor his sister-in-law's behaviour in the absence of her husband.

[4] Based on clues in the story, it takes place in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, presumably Talas Province.

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