11. Bunia Takes Wing

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction ix
4. A Note on Mongolian Names xvii
5. 1. Something Wonderful 1
6. 2. The Shelducks 6
7. 3. Dark Cliffs 11
8. 4. Things That Had Never Been Seen 18
9. 5. The Young Couple 29
10. 6. What Changed Soli 65
11. 7. Two White Things 76
12. 8. The Morning of the First 83
13. 9. The Saiga 87
14. 10. A Great Mystery 93
15. 11. Bunia Takes Wing 103
16. 12. Waiting for What He Has Lost 111
17. 13. The Green- painted Car 119
18. 14. Images from a Single Day 122
19. 15. Blue as Water 127
20. 16. He Came with a Spare Horse 140
21. 17. Suncranes 146
22. 18. The Cricket 153
23. 19. The Wolf ’s Lair 158
24. 20. The Ballad of the Unweaned Camel 169
25. 21. Hulan 179
26. 22. Heaven’s Daughter 197
27. 23. Raul and Raul 202
28. 24. Everything 217
29. 25. Room for Rent 242
30. 26. Wings 248
31. 27. The Composer 253
32. Glossary 257
33. Notes on the Stories 259
34. Acknowledgments 277