Abstract
The article analyzes the complex destinies depicted in the stories and novels of Ch. Aitmatov in the context of a gradual and holistic literary process. The life attitudes of Ch. Aitmatov on the problems of nature, society, man and faith have been studied. Attention is drawn to the fact that the literary heritage of the writer is the artistic embodiment of the artist's disturbing thoughts and observations about the fate of man and the world. The secrets of how they still excite the reader and have a strong aesthetic impact on the spiritual world are explored.