WORLD LITERARY ATLASBOOKS WITHOUT BORDERS · 2026
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Asia · FIRST READING PATHS

Tajikistan

Sadriddin Aini helped shape modern Tajik literature. His recollections offer an entry into the multilingual world of historic Bukhara. Rudaki belongs to the shared heritage of Persian and Tajik literature; this does not assign him modern citizenship.

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Sadriddin Aini

The Sands of Oxus: Boyhood Reminiscences of Sadriddin Aini

About the book

Childhood recollections describe village life around Bukhara and its changes.

Original title: Ёддоштҳо (Yoddoshtho) — wybór

EnglishTranslation

The Sands of Oxus: Boyhood Reminiscences of Sadriddin Aini

Mazda Publishers

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Rudaki; Sassan Tabatabai

Father of Songs: Rudaki and His Poetry

About the book

Selected Rudaki poetry with commentary introduces a shared Persian and Tajik literary heritage.

EnglishTranslation

Father of Songs: Rudaki and His Poetry

Purdue University Press

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Sadriddin Aini

The Death of the Usurer. The Executioners of Bukhara

About the book

Two works by a Tajik prose classic, translated into English, explore social conflict in historical Bukhara.

EnglishTranslation

The Death of the Usurer. The Executioners of Bukhara

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Context and sources

Sources on authors and their connections to this country. Specific edition details appear beside each book. Polish and English originals are not labelled as translations.

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