Oʻtkan kunlar ("Bygone Days") is a 1925 Uzbek-language novel by Abdulla Qodiriy which is considered to be the first Uzbek novel.[1] The novel was serialized in the magazine Inqilob from 1922–1925.[2] A film of the same name was released by Uzbekfilm in 1969. The writer was inspired by the novels of Jurji Zaydan, the Arabic writer.
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| Author | Abdulla Qodiriy |
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| Translator | Mark Edward Reese |
| Country | U.S.S.R. |
| Language | Uzbek |
| Publisher | Bowker (the English publisher) |
Publication date | 1922 (in the magazine Inqilob)
1926 (as a book) November 17, 2019 (in English) |
| Pages | 508 |
An English translation by Mark Reese with the title "Bygone Days" was published in 2018.
Plot edit
The novel covered the events of 19th century. The events were presented by the love story of Otabek and Kumush, the leading characters. The course of events takes place in an environment of bloody struggles of local rulers for power. In Days Gone By, as in other major epics, we encounter the multiplicity of storytelling, the presence of secondary subjects, and a series of escalating and tragic events.
The image of Otabek, who promotes progressive ideas, is the ideological and compositional center of the novel. He openly opposed the outdated economic relations in trade and pursued a new approach to family and marital problems. There is a conflict between Otabek and the forces that cling to the old, delay the development of the country. Abdulla Qodiriy speaks on behalf of his protagonist.
At the same time, the writer follows the fate of an Uzbek woman. Cruel traditions, including polygamy, lead to a deadly feud between Kumush and Zaynab.
With extraordinary love and sincerity, the writer creates the image of Kumush, who overcomes the trials of life with a pure, all-encompassing love for Otabek. But tragedy is inevitable. She was poisoned by concubine, and Otabek died defending his homeland
References edit
- ^ Elif Batuman The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the ...1847083137 2011 "literary-historical landmark I had been waiting for: the emergence of an indigenous novel form. Abdulla Qodiriy's Past Days, considered to be the first Uzbek novel, was serialized in the magazine Inqilob in 1922–25. "
- ^ Bayram Rahimguliyev The fate of the first Turkmen novel: From the Bloody Claw ... - 2009 - Page 40 Oʻtgan Kunlar (Days Gone By) by Abdulla Qodiriy, Quluq Qon (Holy Blood) by Muso Toshmuhammadogli Aybek and Tushda ...
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