Sobir Abdullayev, known by the name Sobir Abdulla,[a] (18 September [O.S. 5 September] 1905 – 24 October 1972) was an Uzbek-Soviet writer, poet, playwright, and literary translator. Abdulla received many prestigious awards for his works, including the State Hamza Prize and the titles Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR and the People's Poet of the Uzbek SSR.

Sobir Abdulla
BornSobir Abdullayev
18 September [O.S. 5 September] 1905
Kokand, Fergana Oblast, Russian Empire
DiedOctober 24, 1972(1972-10-24) (aged 66)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • playwright
  • literary translator
Literary movementSocialist realism
Notable awards

Life

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Sobir Abdullayev was born on 18 September [O.S. 5 September] 1905 in Kokand to an Uzbek family. He received his primary education from an Islamic school and then attended a secular Soviet school.[1]

Abdulla became a member of the Communist Party in 1945.[2] He died on 24 October 1972 in Tashkent.[2]

Work

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From 1925 to 1948, Abdulla worked at the editorial offices of various periodical publishers in the Uzbek SSR.[1] His first poetry collections were published in the 1930s, starting with Erk ilhomlari (Inspiration of Freedom) in 1931 and followed by works such as Koʻklam naʼrasi (The Cry of Spring) published in 1932 and Gulshan (Flower Garden) published in 1939. He also wrote story collections, such as Ulfat (Friendship), which was published in 1937.[3]

Abdulla went on to experiment with other genres, writing the script for the drama Tohir and Zuhra and later a movie and an opera based on the same story. Over his career, he wrote numerous other prose works.[1]

Awards and accolades

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Notes

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  1. ^ Uzbek: Sobir Abdulla, Собир Абдулла; Russian: Cабир Абдулла, romanizedSabir Abdulla.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Naumov, A. (1977). Поэты Узбекистана [The Poets of Uzbeksitan] (in Russian). Leningrad: Советский писатель, Ленинградское отделение. p. 493.
  2. ^ a b "Собир Абдулла" [Sobir Abdulla]. Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). 25 October 1972. p. 3.
  3. ^ Mirvaliyev, Sobir (1993). Ўзбек адиблари: ихчам адабий портретлар [Uzbek Authors: Succinct Literary Portraits] (in Uzbek). Fan.
  4. ^ "Собир Абдулла" [Sobir Abdullal]. Oʻzbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi (in Uzbek). Vol. 7. Tashkent: Oʻzbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi. 2004. p. 685.
  5. ^ "Ўзбекистон ССР Олий Совети Президиумининг Фармони. С. Абдуллаев (Собир Абдулла)га «Ўзбекистон ССР Халқ шоири» фахрий унвони бериш тўғрисида". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). 7 September 1965. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Адабиёт, санъат ва архитектура соҳасида 1971 йилги Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон СССР Давлат Мукофотларини бериш тўғрисида". Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). 10 November 1971. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении орденами и медалями СССР работников искусства и литературы Узбекской ССР". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). 19 March 1959. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении советских писателей". Pravda (in Russian). 1 February 1939. p. 2.
  9. ^ "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении орденами и медалями работников промышленности, сельского науки, культуры и искусства Узбекской ССР". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). 29 January 1950. p. 4.