Murza Gaparov
Murza Gaparov
The Kyrgyz writer Murza Gaparov was born into a farming family on 22nd March, 1936, in the village of Noygut in the Nookat district of the Osh oblast.
Gaparov was a versatile author, he was a novelist, playwright and screenwriter. He was apparently renowned as a master of the short story and wrote many stories for children.
His writing combined narrative, (addressing the problems of society, conflict, dramatic situations), with romance and artistic symbolism.
Although they are easily recognizable as belonging grounded in the contemporary world, his characters were portrayed vividly with considerable empathy; exploring the subtle nuances of the human condition, their inner world and emotions, excitement, passion, love and grief.
He wrote in both Russian and Kyrgyz.
After attending Fedorov, (his local Secondary School), he graduated in 1953 and then studied at the Kyrgyz State University.
Having been born into a farming family, his first work experience was on a collective farm, but he soon found an alternative outlet for his creative talents as a writer for the “Exploration” party.
After graduation from the Philology Faculty at the Kyrgyz State University he wast as a schoolmaster to the Murghab district of Tajikistan but after a year he became the editor of Radio and Television Committee of the Kyrgyz SSR. After a short three year break he went to Moscow for two years as a postgraduate student, after which he an editor at Kyrgyz Telefilm.
Although he first began to be published in the 1950′s, he came to prominence as a writer in the mid 1960′s following the publication of the short story Maiman, (Guest).
In 1974 he moved back to Southern Kyrgyzstan and was employed as the Head of the |Literary Section at the Kyrgyz Drama Theater in Osh. In 1980 he became an editor at the Kyrgyzfilmstudio.
Books and stories:
- In Kyrgyz:
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- Maiman – Guest (1963)
- A Bunch of grapes: a fairy tale (1966)
- Snowdrop.
- A Karakol Girl’s Story : a Legend (1973)
- Kara Kul Geese
- With us in Aslanbob (1977)
- Red Clover : stories and legends (1980)
- Pink Clover
- A Bunch of grapes: a fairy tale (1984)
- Fairy tales of the nut woods (1987)
- In Russian:
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- A Bunch of grapes: a fairy tale (1959)
- Guest: a short story (1970)
- Wild Goose: tales and stories (1976)
- Night of the plays (1978)
- Wild Goose: tales and stories (1984)
- A Bunch of grapes: a fairy tale (1983)
- Several collections of short stories
Plays including:
- The Night of Power (1975)
- The Noise of the River (1979)
- Carlson our House (1983)
Screenplays:
- Sunny Island: a Fantasy in 2 acts (1978)
- It does not matter
- Valley of the Ancestors, (co-authored with Rustam Ibragimbekov)
- Street
- various newsreels and documentary films
He received several awards, including that of:
- Honoured Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Member of the Central Committee of the USSR (twice)
- Certificate of the Supreme Soviet of the Kyrgyz SSR
- People’s Writer of the Kyrgyz Republic
He died at the age of 66 in June, 2002.
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