Songs from the Steppes: The Poems of Makhtumkuli

by Brian Aldiss

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An oddity among Aldiss works - verse translations.

Song from the Steppes is the collected poems of Makhtumkuli, eighteenth century poet-hero of Turkmenistan. In this book, Aldiss renders prose translations made by Dr Youssef Azemoun, an expert on Turkic languages and literature, from the original into verse.

  • ISBN13 9780007482764
  • Publish Date 12 June 2014 (first published 5 June 2014)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint The Friday Project Limited