Abdulla Qodiriy

Abdulla Qodiriy
Abdulla Qodiriy (sometimes spelled Abdulla Qadiri) (Uzbek: Abdulla Qodiriy, Абдулла Қодирий; Russian: Абдулла́ Кадыри́), (April 10, 1894 - October 4, 1938) was an Uzbek and Soviet poet, literary translator, and writer. Qodiriy was one of the most influential Uzbek writers of the 20th century.[1] He was part of the Jadid movement. He introduced realism into the Uzbek literature through with his historical novels and influenced many other Central Asian novelists including the Kazakh writer Mukhtar Auezov. His most famous works are the historical novels O'tgan kunlar (Days Gone By) (1922) and Mehrobdan chayon (Scorpion from the Altar) (1929). Mehrobdan chayon is the first full-length novel by an Uzbek author.[1] Abdulla Qodiriy translated into the Uzbek language the works of many famous Russian writers such as Nikolai Gogol and Anton Chekhov. He translated Gogol's Marriage (1842) into Uzbek. Qodiriy was executed during the Great Purge under the leadership of Joseph Stalin.
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   "Abdulla Qodiriy (In Uzbek)". Ziyouz. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
   
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   "Uzbek Literature". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
   

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