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Zamirbek Bayaliev is a famous Kyrgyz manaschy,- a master narrator of the largest Kyrgyz epic, Manas.
Manas is an epic trilogy made of three works, “Manas,” “Semetey,” and “Seytek,” which represent three interconnected parts of epos created more than millennium ago. Manas is the epic hero who united scattered tribes into one Kyrgyz nation. Manas’ deeds were continued by his son, Semetey, and his grandson, Seytek. The trilogy became the immortal spirit and basic identity of the Kyrgyz people.
The Kyrgyz people did not preserve their written language; therefore, they attach great importance to the oral trilogy, which has preserved their historical memory.
In 2013, the Manas trilogy was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The Epic was also included to the Guinness Book of Records as the most voluminous epic in the world |
