Erkin Usmonov

Journalist and prose writer Erkin Usmonov developed an early passion for literature and creative work, receiving his first literary lessons at the "Young Writers" circle. As a translator, he has rendered works by a number of authors from Russian and English into Uzbek. His later stories and novellas have also attracted the attention of a demanding literary public. He is also the author of a number of television and radio plays.

Biography

Journalist and prose writer Erkin Usmonov was born in Tashkent in 1952.

The family in which he grew up was known to the public as a family of artists. His grandfather was the famous folk craftsman and Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan, Usta Usmon, and his father was the Honored Artist of Uzbekistan, Mirsoat Usmonov.

After finishing high school, he graduated from the Tashkent State Institute of Foreign Languages. He worked in construction, at a youth theater, and at the "Uzbektelefilm" studio.

He performed his military service in the special cavalry film regiment attached to "Mosfilm." For nearly twenty years, he worked in various positions at the Main Editorial Office of literary-dramatic broadcasts of Uzbekistan Radio.

Erkin Usmonov developed an early passion for literature and creative work, receiving his first literary lessons at the "Young Writers" circle attached to the "Lenin uchquni" (now "Tong yulduzi") newspaper. His first science fiction story, titled "K.K.", was also published in this newspaper in 1967. This story won the second prize in the young creators' "Toyona" competition that same year.

Activities

Erkin Usmonov's works focus on contemporary themes, honoring such high virtues as sincerity, nobility, honesty, goodness, beauty, and spiritual purity among people. This is particularly evident in the author's novella "Dilingda darding bo'lsa."

As a translator, the author has rendered works by writers such as Karel Čapek, Grin, Paustovsky, and Anor from Russian and English into Uzbek.

His later stories and novellas, such as "Gunafsha," "O'g'ildan sovg'a keldi," and "Olam nurga to'ladi," have also attracted the attention of a demanding literary public. He is also the author of a number of television and radio plays such as "Yuk ko'targan odam," "Xonadagi to'rt kishi," "Onaginam," and "Yaxshilik."