Der weisse Dampfer

The boy grows up as the only child in a remote forester's lodge with his grandparents. At Lake Issyk-Kul, he repeatedly sees a white steamer in the distance, which brings him to his father in his daydreams. "He had two tales. One of his own, which no one knew about. And a second one that the grandfather told. In the end, none remained. This is what this story is about." The white steamer is one of the most important and well-known works of Chinghiz Aitmatov, alongside Dshamilja.