Rahima Abduvalieva

Chingiz Aitmatov: The Glorious Path of an Eurasian Writer Rahima Abduvalieva

I was an interpreter, a translator, an editor, a lecturer and a promoter of the writer in Germany and UK (German/English) for 28 years.

Translated: "The Little Soldier" from Russian into English, 2011

"The Monkey Girl and the Satchel" from German into English, 2013

The founder of the Aitmatov Academy in the UK, 2011.

Chairman of the International Chingiz Aitmatov in the UK, 2011 up to date.

Rahima Abduvalieva is both a wordsmith and a polyglot who has dedicated her life to linguistics, literature, lecturing and the promotion of the written works of her famous compatriot, Chinghiz Aitmatov. Rahima continues to live and work in the leafy suburb of Richmond upon Thames in the U. K, and has many friends and colleagues with whom she enjoys the fantastic art, culture and entertainment that living in London provides.