Barot Boyqobilov

Barot Boyqobilov's first poetry book, "Samarqand Satrlari" (Samarkand Lines), was published in 1962. Since then, more than 40 of his poetry books and over 10 epics have been published. In 1994, he was awarded the Alisher Navoi State Prize of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Following this, the poet returned to the past and began writing the fifth book of his "Navoiynoma" (Chronicle of Navoi). As a result, the poetic novel titled "Hayrat ul-Ahror" (Amazement of the Free) was created. In 1997, he was honored with the high title of "People's Poet of Uzbekistan".

Biography

Barot Boyqobilov, a prominent representative of contemporary Uzbek literature, was born in 1937 in the Urgut district of the Samarkand region.

He began his career as a teacher at the Samarkand Pedagogical School in 1955. After graduating from Samarkand State University in 1962, he worked in Tashkent until 1973 as an editor, department head, and deputy editor-in-chief at various publishing houses and newspapers.

From 1974 to 1990, he served in responsible positions. Since 1990, he worked as the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Muloqot" (Dialogue).

Barot Boyqobilov passed away in 2006.

Career

Barot Boyqobilov's first poetry book, "Samarqand Satrlari" (Samarkand Lines), was published in 1962. Since then, more than 40 of his poetry books and over 10 epics have been published. Notable works include "Visol" (Union, 1965), "Seni Izlayman" (I Seek You, 1968), "Samarqand Ushshog'i" (The Lover of Samarkand, 1970), "Afrosiyob" (1970), "Sonetlar" (Sonnets, 1971), "Sharq Kamalagi" (Rainbow of the East, 1974), "Meni Kuting, Yulduzlar" (Wait for Me, Stars, 1976), "Visol va Hijron" (Union and Separation, 1987), "Vatan Tuprog'i" (Soil of the Homeland, 1982), "Sharora" (Spark, 1983), "Zamon Zayli" (The Way of the Times, 1987), "Kim Sokin Yashaydi O'zbekistonda" (Who Lives Peacefully in Uzbekistan, 1990), and others.

The sonnet genre occupies a special place in Barot Boyqobilov's poetry. He was the first in Uzbek poetry to create a wreath of sonnets and the epic "Men Kashf Etgan O'zbekiston" (The Uzbekistan I Discovered), consisting of 100 sonnets. In 1972, he defended his dissertation to receive a Candidate of Philological Sciences degree. His monographs, "Adibning Ijodiy Yo'li" (The Writer's Creative Path), "Ijodning Yulduzli Onlari" (Starlit Moments of Creation, in collaboration with P. Shermuhamedov), and "She'riyat Bongi" (The Alarm of Poetry, in collaboration with A. Abdurahimov), have been published.

He wrote a poetic narrative titled "Kun va Tun" (Day and Night, 1968) about the great poet and statesman Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur.

The epic "Afrosiyob yoxud Samarqand Shajarasi" (Afrosiyob or the Genealogy of Samarkand, 1966), about the history of Transoxiana, is proof of the poet's incomparable love for his native city.

The theme of Alisher Navoi occupies a special place in Barot Boyqobilov's work. Between 1975 and 1990, the poet created the monumental "Navoiynoma" (Chronicle of Navoi), which covers all the complexities and contradictions of the era in which Alisher Navoi lived and worked. "Navoiynoma" consists of five books. The first and second books were published in 1981 and 1985. In 1992, the third and fourth books of "Navoiynoma" were published under the titles "Sokin Xuroson" (Quiet Khorasan) and "Qonli Xuroson" (Bloody Khorasan).

In 1994, he was awarded the Alisher Navoi State Prize of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Following this, the poet returned to the past and began writing the fifth book of his "Navoiynoma". As a result, the poetic novel titled "Hayrat ul-Ahror" (Amazement of the Free) was created. In 1997, he was honored with the high title of "People's Poet of Uzbekistan".