Gulchehra Jurayeva
Uzbek poet, prose writer and journalist, the author of more than twenty collections of poems and novellas, Honoured Worker of Culture of Uzbekistan.
- Occupation:
- Writer, Poet, Prose writer
- Born:
- February 1 1937(89 years old) ♒
- Birthplace:
- Shofirkon District, Bukhara
- Spouse:
- Sayyor
Biography
Gulchehra Jurayeva was born on 1 February 1937 in the village of Durmon in the Shofirkon district of the Bukhara region, into an educated family. She finished secondary school in Bukhara in 1954 and went to Tashkent to study journalism at the Central Asian State University (later Tashkent State University, now the National University of Uzbekistan), graduating in 1959.
She began her career in newspapers and worked for more than ten years at the paper O'zbekiston madaniyati (“Culture of Uzbekistan”). She then worked at the magazine Yoshlik (1982) and at the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan (1991), and in 1996–1997 served as a literary adviser to the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan.
Her writing began in the 1950s: her first poem appeared in print in 1954 and her first book of verse, Baxtim borki… (roughly “I am fortunate that…”), in 1961. Collections followed, among them Bog'imda bahor (1968), Gul shaydosi (1969), Hayajon (1971), Umr — daryo (“Life Is a River”, 1974), Salom, do'stlar (1975), Eng yaqin yulduz (1979), Dostonlar (1981), Iqbol (1983) and Mehrim sizniki (1984).
She also wrote prose; the novellas Chavandoz (“The Horseman”), Imtihon (“The Exam”) and Zuhro yulduzi (“The Star Zuhro”) are hers. In 1987 a volume of poems and novellas, Gulshanaro, was published. After independence she brought out Yillarim — yo'llarim (2000), Seni sevaman, hayot and the selected works Saylanma (2009); in all, more than twenty collections of poems and novellas have reached readers.
In 1992 she was given the title Honoured Worker of Culture of Uzbekistan, and she has also been awarded the Order Mehnat shuhrati (“Labour Glory”).
Education
- Central Asian State UniversityUniversity · Tashkent · 1954–1959 · Journalism
Career
- Writers' Union of UzbekistanLiterary adviser · Tashkent · 1996–1997
- Yoshlik magazineStaff member · Tashkent · 1982–…
- O'zbekiston madaniyati newspaperStaff member · Tashkent
- Women's Committee of UzbekistanStaff member · Tashkent · 1991–…
Awards
Honoured Worker of Culture of Uzbekistan1992 · Uzbekistan
Order of Labor GloryUzbekistan
Life path
- 1937Birth
Born in the village of Durmon, Shofirkon district, Bukhara region, into an educated family.
- 1954Finished school; first poem
Completed secondary school in Bukhara; her first poem was published the same year.
- 1954–1959Central Asian State University
Studied in the journalism department.
- 1961First book
Her first collection of poems, Baxtim borki…, was published.
- 1960s–1970sNewspaper O'zbekiston madaniyati
Worked at the paper for more than ten years; the collections Bog'imda bahor, Gul shaydosi, Hayajon and Umr — daryo came out in these years.
- 1982Yoshlik magazine
Worked at the magazine.
- 1987Gulshanaro
A volume of poems and novellas was published.
- 1991Women's Committee of Uzbekistan
Worked at the committee.
- 1992Honorary title
Given the title Honoured Worker of Culture of Uzbekistan.
- 1996–1997Writers' Union
Literary adviser at the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan.
- 2000Yillarim — yo'llarim
One of her first books of the independence period was published.
- 2009Saylanma
A volume of selected works was published.
Books
- “Baxtim borki…”1961 · Poetry collection
The poet's first book.
- “Bog'imda bahor” (Spring in My Garden)1968 · Poetry collection
- “Gul shaydosi” (Lover of Flowers)1969 · Poetry collection
- “Umr — daryo” (Life Is a River)1974 · Poetry collection
- “Eng yaqin yulduz” (The Nearest Star)1979 · Poetry collection
- “Dostonlar” (Poems)1981 · Collection of narrative poems
- “Mehrim sizniki” (My Love Is Yours)1984 · Poetry collection
- “Gulshanaro”1987 · Poems and novellas
- “Chavandoz”, “Imtihon”, “Zuhro yulduzi”· Novellas
- “Yillarim — yo'llarim” (My Years, My Roads)2000 · Book
- “Saylanma” (Selected Works)2009 · Selected works