Hamid G‘ulom

Hamid G'ulom is a mature poet, novelist, and playwright. He was an Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan, People's Writer of Uzbekistan, and laureate of state prizes. He was awarded the State Prize of the Republic named after Hamza. He was awarded the «El-yurt hurmati» (Respect for the Nation and Homeland) order.

Biography

An Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan, People's Writer of Uzbekistan, and laureate of state prizes, Hamid G'ulom was a mature poet, novelist, and playwright. H. G'ulom was born in 1919 into a family of music teachers in Tashkent. After graduating from secondary school, he studied at the Central Asian Industrial Institute (1935-1937) and the Tashkent Pedagogical Institute (1938-1941). In 1954, he went to study at the Gorky Institute of World Literature in Moscow. Later, he worked as a special correspondent of «Literaturnaya Gazeta» in Uzbekistan, Secretary of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan (1958-1971), editor-in-chief of the magazine «Sharq Yulduzi» (Star of the East), and director of the Literature and Art Publishing House named after G'. G'ulom.

Hamid G'ulom passed away in 2005.

Hamid G'ulom entered literature in the mid-thirties with poems like «Our Camp», «Human», and «Bright Like the Sun» (1936). The young poet's work matured under the influence of great representatives of Uzbek literature such as G'afur G'ulom, Hamid Olimjon, and Maqsud Shayxzoda. He created poems and ballads during the war years that expressed patriotism and hatred for the enemy, such as «I Have My Revenge» (1942), «Katerina» (1942), and «Winds of Ukraine» (1943).

Activity

Hamid G'ulom's later works, such as «My Songs» (1949-1956), «On the Dnieper» (1949), and «On the Way to Victory» (1952-1956), depict the heroism of our people in the struggle against fascism. His works «Diamond Girl» (1956) and «Tashkenters» (1967) tell about the selfless work of Uzbek cotton growers before the war, and the heroism shown by the people and the army during the war. His novel «Torch» (1959), which consists of two books, artistically analyzes the life of the Uzbek people in the years following the October Revolution.

The writer's novels, such as «I Strive Toward You» (1963) and «Scent of Violets», tell about the first collective farm organized in Mirzachul.

As an essayist and publicist, he created works that cover events happening on the globe, the struggle of world nations for freedom, peace, and international friendship, such as «Continents Awake», «Stories About Cuba», «Home», «Hiroshima Ballads», «European Impressions», and «Dawn in Algeria». The writer's memoir collection «The Long Path of Loyalty» was also warmly welcomed by readers.

The writer's works have been published in the languages of many world nations. The novel «Eternity» alone was published in half a million copies in Chinese.

Also, H. G'ulom translated the works of writers such as A.S. Pushkin, M.Yu. Lermontov, W. Shakespeare, T. Shevchenko, and Lope de Vega into the Uzbek language. His comedies created on contemporary themes, such as «Story of Fergana», «Toshbolta the Lover», «Getting a Son Married», and «Strange Transactions», were performed in the republic's theaters and gained the respect of audiences.

The writer's two-act, five-scene musical drama titled «Melody of Love» tells about the love between Omonniso and Rashidxon, who lived in the city of Khotan in Eastern Turkestan in the 16th century.

The novel «Mashrab» was also written on a historical theme.

Hamid G'ulom's novel «Tashkenters» (1974), which glorifies the new life activities of the Uzbek woman, was awarded the State Prize of the Republic named after Hamza. The writer was awarded the «El-yurt hurmati» order.