Gʻafur Gʻulom
Poet, Person
Who is Gʻafur Gʻulom?
Gʻafur Gʻulom or Gafur Gulom was an Uzbek poet, writer, and translator. Gʻafur Gʻulom was awarded a State Stalin Prize in 1946 and became a National Poet of the Uzbek SSR in 1963. Gʻafur Gʻulom is considered to be one of the most influential Uzbek writers of the 20th century. He is also regarded as one of the founders of modern Uzbek poetry along with Hamza Hakimzoda Niyoziy. He is best remembered as the author of Shum Bola and Yodgor. Shum Bola was adapted for film in 1977 and received considerable critical acclaim. Gʻafur Gʻulom translated the works of many influential foreign authors, such as Alexander Pushkin, Vladimir Mayakovsky, and William Shakespeare. He translated Le Mariage de Figaro of Pierre Beaumarchais, Othello of William Shakespeare, and Gulistan of Saadi Shirazi into Uzbek.
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