Mukay Elebayev was a Kyrgyz poet and author born in Chong Tash village, Semirechye Oblast, Russian Turkestan in what is now the Tüp District of Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan on 15 January 1906. Left orphaned at age 9,[1] he fled to China in 1916 during the Urkun, returning a year later.[2]
Mukay Elebayev | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1906 Chong Tash, Semirechye Oblast, Russian Turkestan |
| Died | 1944 (aged 37–38) Pskov Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | poet, writer |
| Nationality | Russian Empire USSR |
| Genre | novels, short stories, poems |
| Notable works | The Long Road |
| Spouse | Burulcha |
His autobiographical novel, "The Long Road", was published in 1936. It describes his growing up, escape to China, and return. It is considered to be the first novel in the Kyrgyz language.[3][4]
In 1943 he was drafted into the Soviet army [citation needed] and killed during World War II in Russia in 1944.[1]
Works edit
- Uzak jol: novel (The Long Road), Frunze: Kyrgyzmambas, 1936.
- Kıyın kezeŋ: stories (Hard Times), Frunze: Kyrgyzmambas, 1938.
- Salam kat: poems, (Letter of Greeting) Frunze: Kyrgyzmambas, 1938.
References edit
- ^ a b "Поэт, прозаик Мукай Элебаев » Информационный портал о Кыргызстане, новости Кыргызстана и туризма" [Poet, prose writer Mukai Elebaev]. Информационный портал о Кыргызстане, новости Кыргызстана и туризма [Information portal about Kyrgyzstan, news of Kyrgyzstan and tourism] (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Abdıkulova*, Roza (2016). "1916 Türkistan İsyanı'nın Kırgız Edebiyatına Yansıması: Ürkün" [Kyrgyzstan of the Turkestan Rebellion of 1916 Reflection on Literature: Ürkün]. Bilig (in Turkish). 176: 159–177.
- ^ Özkul, K (2020-08-02). "Mukay Elebayev'in "Uzun Yol (Узак Жол)" Romanında Kırgız Kültürünün İzleri". International Journal of Volga - Ural and Turkestan Studies. 2 (3): 82–108.
- ^ Duman, Gül Banu. "Rus Edebiyatı Tesirinde Gelişen Çağdaş Kırgız Edebiyatına Genel Bir Bakış" [Influenced by Russian Literature A General Overview of Contemporary Kyrgyz Literature]. In Turkish and World Literature Meetings (in Kyrgyz): 95–100 – via Academia.edu.