Abdulla Qodiriy

Who is Abdulla Qodiriy?

Abdulla Qodiriy, was an Uzbek and Soviet poet, literary translator, and writer. Qodiriy was one of the most influential Uzbek writers of the 20th century. He introduced realism into the Uzbek literature through his historical novels and influenced many other Central Asian novelists including the Kazakh writer Mukhtar Auezov. Qodiriy was part of the Jadid movement.

Qodiriy's most famous works are the historical novels O'tgan kunlar and Mehrobdan chayon. Mehrobdan chayon is the first full-length novel by an Uzbek author. Abdulla Qodiriy translated into the Uzbek language the works of many famous Russian writers such as Nikolai Gogol and Anton Chekhov. He translated Gogol's Marriage into Uzbek. Qodiriy was executed during the Great Purge under the leadership of Joseph Stalin.