Narrative
Sarguzashtnoma
Not translated into English
Furqat · 1891
Synopsis
The poet of Kokand himself tells the story of his life for the readers of the newspaper to which he contributes. He goes back to his origins and follows, stage by stage, the path that led him from his native city to the moment when he writes. Along the way, he says what he thinks of his time and his country, and how he understands his work as a poet.
Context
The text appeared in the first half of 1891 in the local-language gazette published by the governorate of Tashkent. Its author had been working there since the previous year, and he also contributed articles on the gymnasium and on the exhibition. In May he left for Samarkand and Bukhara, then in July took the road to Istanbul, and he never saw his country again. Critics refer to these pages under other names, Furqatnoma or Sarguzashtnoma, and see in them a capital source for knowing his life and ideas.
Who it is for
In Uzbek, with no French version. A journalistic prose, closer to the memoir than to the article. It helps to know that this paper appeared under the control of the Russian administration.
Prizes and reception
Its author is said to have opened, later, the genre of the serial in the Uzbek press, with a play written in Yarkand in 1905.
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