"Love is stronger than death"
The devil’s struggle for his love for a human, and a human’s reflection on whether one can remain in love even after death.
Social & External
The people behind it
Naken Arapbai uulu
Writer
Meerim Abdykerimova
The devil
Bahia Joldoshbekova
Writer's Wife
Askat Bolotbekov
Rich man
Aicholpon Kurmanbekova
Rich woman
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