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Launch of book about N.Aisholpan to take place in Los Angeles
Art & Culture
Bayan-Ulgii /MONTSAME/ British author Louise Welsh, who is recognized with her works such as ‘The Cutting Room’ and ‘Tamburlaine Must Die’, is writing a book named ‘The Eagle Huntress’ about Mongolian eagle huntress N.Aisholpan.
In her interview to Forbes Kazakhstan, N.Aisholpan said that a launch of the book would take place in Los Angeles, USA at the end of this year.
Additionally, ‘The Eagle Huntress’ film directed by Otto Bell in 2014 was screened in over 30 countries, promoting Kazakh people's art of hunting with eagle to the worldwide. The film was nominated for Oscar in 2015. Also, the Asia Society awarded N.Aisholpan with Asia Game Changer Awards in 2017 for breaking gender barriers at a remarkably young age.
