Tologon Kasymbek
Tologon Kasymbek | |
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Native name | Касымбек уулу Төлөгөн |
Born | Akjol, Aksy District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kirghiz ASSR, Soviet Union | 15 January 1931
Died | 16 June 2011 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic | (aged 80)
Genre | novels, short stories |
Notable works | The Broken Sword |
Spouse | Adash,[1] Elmira[2] |
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Tölögön Kasymbek (Kyrgyz: Төлөгөн Касымбек) (also, Kasymbekov, also transliterated from Russian as Tolegen Kassymbekov[3]) (15 January 1931[4] – 16 June 2011) was a Kyrgyz author who mostly wrote historical novels.
Life
[edit]He was born in the village of Akjol. His father, a mullah, died when he was about 14 or 15 years old.[5]
In 1952, while he was still a student,[4] he published his fist work "Little Horseman" in the journal "Soviet Kyrgyzstan".[6] The short story "I want to be a man" was published in Russian in 1965.[7]
His first longer work, the historical novel "The Broken Sword"[8] is also his most well known. It was first published in journals, being completed in 1966, and published in book form in 1971. It was translated into English by David Foreman and Sergei Sosinsky and published in 1980.
Novels
[edit]- The Broken Sword ("Сынган кылыч", 1966, 1971)
- Mature Age ("Жетилген Курак", 1976)[9]
- Welfare ("Келкел", 1986)
- Invasion ("Баскын", 2000)
- Massacre ("Кыргын", 2004)
Novellas
[edit]- I want to be a man
- Orphan
References
[edit]- ^ "Төлөгөн Касымбеков: өмүрү жана чыгармачылыгынан элге белгисиз он факты". 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Элмира Касымбекова, Төлөгөн Касымбековдун жубайы: «ЖАЗУУЧУ ЖАЗЫП ЖАТКАН ЧЫГАРМАСЫН ЭМЧЕКТЕГИ БАЛАМ ДЕП АТАЧУ»".
- ^ "The broken sword / Tolegen Kassymbekov ; [translated from the Russian by David Foreman and Sergei Sosinsky ; illustrated by Nikolai Grishin]". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/mdp.39015001030587. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ a b "Төлөгөн Касымбеков: өмүрү жана чыгармачылыгынан элге белгисиз он факты". BBC News Кыргыз Кызматы (in Kyrgyz). 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "Төлөгөн Касымбековдун өмүрү жана чыгармачылыгы: элге белгисиз он факты". BBC Кыргыз Кызматы. 28 September 2021.
- ^ Жангазиев, Максат (2021-12-21). "Сыны кетпеген "Сынган кылыч"". Азаттык Υналгысы (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ Samet, A. Z. A. P. TÖLÖGÖN KASIMBEKOV’UN “İNSAN OLMAK İSTİYORUM” ÖYKÜSÜNÜN YAPI VE İZLEK YÖNTEMİYLE İNCELENMESİ. Türk Dünyası Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi, (43), 65-86.
- ^ Olpak Koç, Canan (2012). From Legend Tradition to Historical Novels: Tölögön Kasımbek and Broken Sword I,II. Journal of Turkish Studies 7:1885-1892.
- ^ Azap, S. (2016). TÖLÖGÖN KASIMBEKOV’UN CETİLGEN KURAK (OLGUN NESİL) ROMANINDA YAPI VE İZLEK: SOVYET TİPİ İNSAN YARATMA SÜRECİ . Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi , 5 (2) , 0-0 . DOI: 10.7884/teke.639