A Tuvan epic!

Galsan Tschinag's stunning novel, The Blue Sky, shimmers with crisp descriptions of his Tuvan homeland. A coming-of-age narrative that contrasts a boy's universal feelings of loss, change and fear against the unfamiliar backdrop of the yurt, the family herds and the limitless landscape. The vivid images Galsan evokes leave you charged with memories of a landscape suddenly familiar and longings for the steamy, pungent interior of the yurt. A book not to be missed.

The Blue Sky, Gassan Tschinag, Milkweed Editions, 2006. ISBN 9781571310552