Parda Tursun

One of the prominent writers of the 1950s in the 20th century is Parda Tursun. The short story «Domla» (1937) occupies an important place in Parda Tursun's work. Parda Tursun translated the works of M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, A.K. Tolstoy, Émile Zola, and Guy de Maupassant into Uzbek.

Biography

He was born in 1909 into a peasant family in the Chorkesar neighborhood of Pop district, Namangan region. Left an orphan early by his parents, Parda Tursun lived a wandering life. The wind of harsh years led him from the village of Chorkesar to Tashkent in 1918. He made a living working as a servant in people's houses. His thirst for knowledge led him to the experimental demonstration school in 1923-1927, and to the pedagogical college in 1927-1928. Later, until the early 30s, he worked as a teacher in schools in the Pskent district of Tashkent region.

Parda Tursun's interest in literature began during this period. In 1929-1934, his first reports and essays were published on the pages of the «Qizil O‘zbekiston» newspaper. In 1930, his first short story titled «Zo‘rlik» was published.

From 1941 to 1945, the writer participated in the Second World War. In the post-war years, he worked as a student at higher educational institutions, a teacher, and an editor in publishing houses. The short story «Domla» (1937) occupies an important place in Parda Tursun's work. In 1947, his first major work based on this story, the novella titled «Haq yo‘l», was published. Through the life path of the main character, Xolmurod Do‘stmatov, the writer embodies the arduous path traveled by the Uzbek intellectual. It was later published under the title «O‘qituvchining yo‘li». In the 1950s, this novella was revised and published as a novel under the title «O‘qituvchi».

By 1934-1935, the writer's short stories such as «Ostonada», «Qo‘ldosh va Marusya», and «Bir xotinning tarixi» were created. In the 30s, Parda Tursun created a number of short stories taken from the lives of his contemporaries and dozens of essays. His essays such as «Dadajon rais» (1932), «Yangi raislar» (1933), «Majlisda» (1934), «Quvnoq hayot» (1935), «Yaylovda» (1935), and «Traktorchi» (1935) are among them. As in his short stories, in his essays, he narrates the path traveled and the struggle of the Uzbek intellectual.

He died in 1957.