Mukhtar Auezov

Who was Mukhtar Auezov?

Mukhtar Omarkhanuli Auezov was a Kazakh writer, a social activist, a Doctor of Philology, a professor and honored academic of the Soviet Union. He was born on September 28, 1897 in the old town of Semei in Kaskabulak, where he spent all his childhood.

He grew up under the spiritual influence of the poet Abai. His father and grandfather Omarkhan Auez both highly revered the poet, a neighbor and friend of the family. His grandfather was a storyteller of folk tales, and taught his grandson to read and write, he also instilled within Mukhtar a love of literature, and the poetry of Abai.