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Pirimkul KadyrovPeople's Writer of Uzbekistan.
Date of Birth: 26.10.1928
Country:  Uzbekistan |
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Biography of Pirimkul Kadyrov
Pirimkul Kadyrov is a renowned Uzbek writer and the People's Writer of Uzbekistan. He was born into a shepherd's family and worked as a ploughman, harvester, and horseman during his teenage years in his native village during the war. In 1951, he graduated from the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the Tashkent State University. Kadyrov went on to work as a senior researcher at the Institute of Language and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan. From 1990 to 2000, he served as the Deputy Chairman and later the Chairman of the Committee of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Science and Culture.
Early Career and Literary Success
Kadyrov's first work, "Students," was published in 1950 when he himself was still a student. The young writer's talent caught the attention of writer Abdullah Kakhkhar, who became his mentor and advised him to go study in Moscow. Upon the recommendation of the Union of Writers of Uzbekistan, Kadyrov enrolled in the postgraduate program at the Maxim Gorky Literary Institute in 1951, where he successfully defended his dissertation. For nine years, he worked as a consultant on Uzbek literature at the Union of Soviet Writers in Moscow. It was during his time in Moscow that he wrote his first novel, "Three Horses," which depicted the awakening of a new generation of young intellectuals driven by the significant changes following the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Notable Works
Kadyrov's second novel, "Black Eyes," focused on the dramatic events in the lives of mountain shepherds who encountered abuse of power. The novel was translated into Russian and Lithuanian and published in Moscow and Kaunas. His novella, "My Treasures," which portrays the heroic labor of workers, was adapted into the film "Your Traces." Other works of Kadyrov, such as the novellas "Freedom" and "Heritage," have also been adapted for the screen.
Awards and Recognition
In 1981, Kadyrov was awarded the Republic of Uzbekistan Hamza State Prize for his novel "Starlit Nights." His next novel, "Diamond Belt," received the Union of Soviet Writers Prize in 1983. Kadyrov has also written children's books, including the novellas "Akram's Adventures," "Salvation," and "Yaira Enters the Institute." His short stories, such as "Desire to Live" and "Hope," have been translated into Russian, Ukrainian, and other languages. Additionally, Kadyrov has translated works such as Leo Tolstoy's "Cossacks," Mikhail Lermontov's "Bela," Fyodor Fedin's "First Joys," and the novel "Fate" by Turkmen writer X. Deriayev and the novella "Summer" by Tajik writer P. Tolis. He has been honored with the orders "El-yurt khurmati" and "Buyuk hizmatlari uchun" and holds the titles of the Merited Worker of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the People's Writer of Uzbekistan, and the laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
