“Of all that Man erects and builds in his striving for life, the kindest and most precious in my mind are bridges. They are more meaningful than houses, more sacred than temples, because they are more accessible. They belong to[…]
Samarkand “We travel not for trafficking alone: By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned: For lust of knowing what should not be known We take the golden road to Samarkand.” James Elroy Flecker, The Golden Journey to Samarkand (1913)[…]
Oy Sacred Bukhara (or: Beyond Life and Death*)[1] by Tsippy Byron To Azam Obidov My generous and great-spirited friend. In July 1942 I was an illusionary idea In the narrow, sacred alleys of Bukhara; Threaded along the margins of[…]
We have just landed in Tel-Aviv, however I am still in the euphoria of our two weeks in your beautiful country. I joined this trip with very high expectations. Azam you succeeded not only in helping me realise these expectations[…]
Dear Mo Yan, Herta Müller and Orhan Pamuk, Greetings from Tashkent! Mo Yan, I remember you staying with me and other writer friends in Iowa in 2004! Herta, I recall you speaking at the First Writers and Literary Translators International[…]
Нобелчи адиблар Ўзбекистонга таклиф этилди Ўзбекистонда илк бор жорий этилган халқаро адабий алмашув дастури ташаббускори, ёзувчи ва таржимон Аъзам Обид адабиёт йўналишида Нобель мукофоти соҳиби бўлган ижодкорлар – Ўрхон Помуқ, Ҳерта Мюллер ва Мо Янни юртимизга таклиф қилди. Жаҳонга донғи[…]
На международном слете писателей UZLAB в Узбекистане участники поддержали “Челлендж #Abai175” В честь 175-летия Абая Кунанбаева писатели из разных стран на знаменитой площади Регистан в Самарканде прочитали по строчке из знаменитого стихотворения поэта “Айттым сәлем, қаламқас”, передает Zakon.kz. – Абай Кунанбаев –[…]
THE UZBEK DANCING GIRL How delicately she points her toe and bows, How fetchingly she tips her head and smiles, How pretty is her embroidered hat and The green and gold dress in which she whirls, twirls, floats, hesitates[…]
Об Узбекистане. Признаться, к своему стыду никогда не посещал нормально Узбекистан. Да и узбеков почти не знал, их не было в Алматы. И вот по случайной литературной оказии оказался в этой стране и …получил целый калейдоскоп ощущений. Дам впечатления тезисно,[…]