Today is the birthday of Abdulla Qahhor, the great writer of Uzbek literature. Born in 1907 in the city of Koqan, Fergana region, the creative path of this talented artist began in 1924. His first comic poem "Oy kuyganda" was published in "Mushtum" magazine. He made a significant contribution to the development of Uzbek drama with his comedies "Shahi so'zana", "Aching teeth", "A sound from the coffin", "Ayajonlarim".
During the war years, a number of felutons, essays and stories of the writer were published. Stories like "Asror Baba", "The Hero from Dardak", "The Old Women Knocked the Wire", "The Wives" and "Golden Star" show the bravery of Uzbek warriors, the enthusiasm of our people for work, and high patriotism.
In the development of Uzbek prose, his novels "Mirage", "Lights of Koshchinor", as well as the short stories "Sinchalak" and "Tales from the Past" have a special place. In "Tales from the past", the author talks about people who left a deep impression on his memory.
Uzbek readers were able to read M. Gorky's "My Dorilfununlar", I. V. Gogol's "The Auditor", L. N. Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" (Books I-II) and a number of other works translated by Abdulla Qahhor and a number of other works in their native languages.
Abdulla Qahhor was awarded the title of People's Writer of Uzbekistan for his services in the field of literature. He died on May 25, 1968 in Moscow at the age of 61. After his death, he was awarded the Order of Merit.
Prepared by Gulchehra AZIMOVA.