Normurod Narzullayev
People’s Poet of Uzbekistan, lyric poet and translator who also wrote song lyrics as Narziy; author of the collection “Suyunchi” (1965) and head of publishing houses.
- Occupation:
- Writer, Poet
- Nickname:
- Narziy
- Born:
- July 7 1934(71 years old) ♋ — March 28, 2006
- Birthplace:
- Kasbi District, Kashkadarya
Biography
Normurod Narzullayev was born on 7 July 1934 in the village of Xo'jahayron in the Kasbi district of the Kashkadarya region, into a peasant family. He finished the seven-year school in his village and in 1948 entered the Qarshi pedagogical college. In 1956 he graduated with honours from the language and literature faculty of the Samarkand State Pedagogical Institute.
He began working in the same year on regional newspapers, as a proofreader, then a literary staff member, department head and executive secretary. In 1968–1969 he did postgraduate study in the Uzbek literature department of Samarkand State University.
His poems appeared in print from 1954. His first collection, “Suyunchi”, was published in 1965 by the Gafur Gulom Literature and Art publishing house. About thirty of his books followed, lyric collections and books for children among them, such as “Shamolni ushlagan bola” (“The Boy Who Caught the Wind”). Under the pen name Narziy he also wrote song lyrics, and many of the songs won prizes in competitions.
In 1974 he became first deputy chairman of the Writers’ Union of Uzbekistan and from 1976 to 1981 served as its secretary. In 1981 he was appointed chief editor of the Yosh Gvardiya publishing house. From 1991 to 1996 he was chief editor of the Kamalak publishing and printing association and in 1996–1997 director of its publishing house; from 1997 he worked at the Yangi Asr Avlodi publishing centre of the Kamolot youth foundation.
As a translator he rendered into Uzbek poems by Heinrich Heine, Maksim Tank, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Jabir Navruz, Kaisyn Kuliev, Ibrahim Yusupov, Andrei Dementiev and others. His own poems have been translated into English, Spanish, French, German, Czech, Polish, Vietnamese, Turkish and Hindi, and several collections were also published in Russian.
In 1971 he received a prize of the youth organization of Uzbekistan. In 1984 he was named Honoured Worker of Culture of the Uzbek SSR, in 1994 an Excellent Worker of Public Education of Uzbekistan, and in 1998 he was awarded the “Shuhrat” medal. In 2000 he was given the title People’s Poet of Uzbekistan.
Normurod Narzullayev died in Tashkent on 28 March 2006. In 2019 a book of memories by his friends and colleagues, “Narziynoma”, was published.
Education
- Qarshi Pedagogical CollegeCollege · Karshi · 1948
- Samarkand State UniversityUniversity · Samarkand · 1968–1969 · Postgraduate study (Uzbek literature department)
- Samarkand State Pedagogical InstituteUniversity · Samarkand · 1956 · Faculty of Language and Literature, diploma with honours
Career
- Writers' Union of UzbekistanFirst deputy chairman, later secretary · Tashkent · 1974–1981
- Kamalak publishing and printing associationChief editor, later director of the publishing house · Tashkent · 1991–1997Everyone who held this post →
- Yangi Asr Avlodi publishing and printing centreChief editor · Tashkent · 1997–…Everyone who held this post →
Awards
People's Poet of Uzbekistan2000 · Uzbekistan
Medal «Shuhrat» (Glory)1998 · Uzbekistan
Honoured Worker of Culture of the Uzbek SSR1984 · Uzbek SSR
Life path
- 1934Birth
Born in the village of Xo'jahayron, Kasbi district, Kashkadarya region.
- 1948Qarshi pedagogical college
After the seven-year school he entered the Qarshi pedagogical college.
- 1954First poems
His first poems appeared in print.
- 1956Samarkand Pedagogical Institute
Graduated with honours from the language and literature faculty and began work on regional newspapers.
- 1965“Suyunchi”
His first poetry collection was published by the Gafur Gulom publishing house.
- 1968–1969Postgraduate study
Studied in the Uzbek literature department of Samarkand State University.
- 1974–1981Writers’ Union
First deputy chairman of the Writers’ Union of Uzbekistan, and from 1976 its secretary.
- 1981Yosh Gvardiya
Appointed chief editor of the Yosh Gvardiya publishing house.
- 1991–1997Kamalak
Chief editor of the Kamalak association and, from 1996, director of its publishing house.
- 1997Yangi Asr Avlodi
Began work at the Yangi Asr Avlodi publishing centre of the Kamolot foundation.
- 2000People’s Poet
Given the title People’s Poet of Uzbekistan.
- 2006Death
Died in Tashkent on 28 March.
Works
- “Suyunchi” (1965)Poetry collection
His first poetry collection, published by the Gafur Gulom Literature and Art publishing house.
- “The Spring of Love” (1970)Poetry collection
A poetry collection.
- “The Gleams of the Zarafshan” (1970)Poetry collection
A poetry collection.
- “My Bay Horse” (1982)Poetry collection
A poetry collection.
- “Selected Works” (1984)Poetry collection
A two-volume selection of his works (1984–1985).
- “The Boy Who Caught the Wind” (1985)Poetry collection
A book of poems for children.
- “The Main Square” (1991)Poetry collection
A book of poems for children.
- “My White, My Snow-White Angel” (1995)Poetry collection
A collection of poems and songs.
- “I Burn with Love for My Homeland” (1996)Poetry collection
A collection of poems and songs.
- “See the World Through a Child’s Eyes” (1998)Poetry collection
A collection of poems and songs.
- “My People, My Heart Is with You” (2000)Poetry collection
A poetry collection.