Literary Works
Manas is a traditional epic poem of the Kyrgyz people, and the name of the epic's eponymous hero. The poem, with close to half a million lines, is twenty times longer than Homer's Odyssey, and one of the longest epics in the world. It is a patriotic work recounting the exploits of Manas and his descendants and followers, who fought against the Chinese and Kalmyks in the 9th century to preserve Kyrgyz independence.
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