Nazir Safarov

Nazir Safarov, known in Uzbek literature as a publicist, essayist, and playwright, was awarded the title of «Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan» in 1955 for his great contributions to dramaturgy, and in 1968, he became a laureate of the Hamza State Prize of the Republic.

Biography

Nazir Safarov, known in Uzbek literature as a publicist, essayist, and playwright, was born in 1905 in the city of Jizzakh into a blacksmith's family.

He studied in new-style schools and was among the first intellectuals to go to remote villages to teach. His participation in the «Sanoyi Nafisa» club organized in Jizzakh determined the fate of the future playwright for life.

He was awarded the title of «People's Writer of Uzbekistan» in 1975 on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

Nazir Safarov passed away in 1985 at the age of 80.

Nazir Safarov created stage works such as «Tarix tilga kirdi» (History Spoke, 1931), «Uyg‘onish» (Awakening, 1939), and «Sharq tongi» (Dawn of the East, 1954), which left a certain mark on the formation of Uzbek dramaturgy.

Activity

During the war, Nazir Safarov was on the front lines as a military journalist and wrote a series of essays telling about the heroism of soldiers, such as «O‘q o‘tmas botir» (Bulletproof Hero), «Vodillik qahramon» (Hero from Vodil), «Komissar Qoraboyev», «Sevgi» (Love), «So‘nggi nafasgacha» (Until the Last Breath), «O‘zbek farzandlari» (Children of Uzbekistan), and «Qahramonning tug‘ilishi» (Birth of a Hero).

His works created in the post-war period as a promoter of new developments and good initiatives in life are particularly noteworthy. The novella «Uzoqni ko‘zlagan ayol» (The Far-Sighted Woman) is among them. The writer's major works on contemporary themes created between 1954 and 1957 are the plays «Hayot maktabi» (School of Life) and «Elmurod» (in collaboration with M. Khudoykulov). In the play «Kimga to‘y, kimga aza» (Wedding for Some, Mourning for Others), which the playwright created in his later years, the struggle of the working class for innovation is taken as the main theme.

For his great contributions to the field of dramaturgy, Nazir Safarov was awarded the title of «Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan» (1955).

Dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the victory won in the Second World War, the writer created the drama «Lukash botir» (Hero Lukash, in collaboration with Y. Khudoykulov), which tells about the heroism of Uzbek soldiers.

Nazir Safarov also wrote several short stories. The stories «Oltinoy», «Olma olmadan uzoqqa tushmaydi» (The Apple Does Not Fall Far from the Tree), and «Ahmadali o‘z baxtini qanday topdi» (How Ahmadali Found His Happiness) stand out for their ideological and artistic maturity. His novellas «Bir tomchi qon» (A Drop of Blood, 1967) and «Ko‘rgan-kechirganlarim» (What I Have Seen and Experienced, 1968), and the novel «Navro‘z» (1973) were significant events in the literature of the 60s. For the work «Ko‘rgan-kechirganlarim», the author was awarded the Hamza State Prize of the Republic (1968).