My name is Uzbekistan
MY NAME IS UZBEKISTAN I feel sorry for my motherland: Where everyone – government or private – Waits for the order of one voice to breathe, Where youth draw the picture of a plane, Where women and men in the[…]
Category: Translations from Uzbek fiction
100 books to read from Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Халқимизнинг севимли ёзувчиси Эркин Аъзамнинг инглизчага ўгирганимиз китоби ўқишга тавсия этилган энг яхши 100 та асар рўйхатида. Бу рўйхат бошида яна бир беқиёс ёзувчимиз бор, Ҳамид Исмоил! Муборак бўлсин, Устозлар! https://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/12441/100-books-eastern-europe-central-asia
Alexandra Rey about my translation of Erkin A’zam’s book
Alexandra Rey November 8, 2016 Erkin A’zam’s book in English comprises two novellas, The Din and A Tender-hearted Dwarf, and two short stories, The Writer’s Garden and A dog bit the Incomer’s Daughter, which previously have been published by the Uzbek[…]
A book by Erkin A’zam published in London
heirs-to-the-great-sinner Translated by Azam Abidov
Mamadali Mahmudov (Evril Turon)
Dear friends! Please meet Mamadali Mahmudov (Evril Turon). Born on December 12, 1940, in Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan, Evril Turon is a renowned Uzbek writer and editor. His first major work entitled ‘Immortal Cliffs’, published in 1981, won Uzbekistan’s Cho’lpon[…]
Farewell to Fairy Tales by Erkin A’zam
Published here with the permission of the Uzbekistan’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO Farewall_eng
Birth of Amir Temur by Haydar Muhammad
Haydar Muhammad Birth of Amir Temur (Two-stage tale-play) In commemoration of my father Muhammadsiddiq Muhammadalikhon-oghli PARTICIPANTS: Tegina – Temur’s mother Turaghay – Temur’s father Sheikh-ul-a’lam – saint Sadr-ash-Sha’riyat – Tegina’s father Amir Choqu – mayor of Zanjeer Sara Qalandar Shoshi[…]
Toghay Murod. People by moonlight (novel)
By Toghay Murod Translated by Azam Abidov 1 – Listen, mommy, listen. From somewhere someone’s voice is heard: Our grandfather who was lying down on the hill said these words to our grandmother. Our grandfather surprisingly opened his mouth. He[…]
Salomat Vafo. Mount Boutan (story)
Once people awoke, a mountain appeared at far aside of the village. They called it ” Mount Boutan “, which meant “The migrated mountain”. I was like this mountain came from the other land. Though I have been here two-three[…]