Sa'dulla Siyoyev

Writer Sa'dulla Siyoyev's first collection of stories was published in 1970. S. Siyoyev's stories have been translated into Russian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Tajik. He translated stories by Russian writers such as M. Zoshchenko, L. Lench, A. Arkanov, and G. Gorin into Uzbek.

Biography

Writer Sa'dulla Siyoyev was born on March 25, 1939, in the village of Qarnoq near the city of Turkistan, Kazakhstan, into a farming family. He studied at the secondary school in Qarnoq from 1946 to 1956 and at Tashkent State University from 1957 to 1962. After successfully completing his studies, the author initially worked at Tashkent Radio, and later for republican periodicals and the satirical magazine «Mushtum».

Later, he headed the Literature Fund of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan. Sa'dulla Siyoyev began his creative work by writing poetry. His first poem was published in the press in 1956.

Along with poems, he also published stories such as «Qiz Bolaning Pandi» (A Girl's Advice) (1963), «Ming Bir Qiliq» (A Thousand and One Tricks) (1964), «Charxpalak» (Water Wheel) (1965), and «Uyimizga Mehmon Keldi» (A Guest Came to Our House) (1966). These stories depict contemporary village life.

Activity

The writer's first collection of stories, «Qasam Ichmagan Yigit» (The Youth Who Did Not Swear), was published in 1970. This collection includes his lyrical and satirical stories. Following this, S. Siyoyev's story collections such as «Sadag‘ang Ketay» (May I Be Your Sacrifice) (1972), «To‘ylar Muborak» (Congratulations on the Weddings) (1975), «Oy Borib, Omon Keling» (Go Safely and Return Safely) (1976), «Og‘ir Vaznli Janjalkash» (Heavyweight Troublemaker), and «Erkaklar Uchun Ertaklar» (Tales for Men) were published. In them, the writer honors the work activities, characters, and human emotions of our contemporaries.

In later years, his books consisting of novellas and stories, «Yorug‘lik» (Light) (1986) and «Beparvo Bo‘lmoqchiman» (I Want to Be Indifferent) (1990), as well as the novel «Avaz» (1987), were presented to the readers. In 1993, the first book of his novel «Yassaviyning So‘nggi Safari» (Yassawi's Final Journey) was published, and in 1997, the second book titled «Haqiqat Yo‘li» (Path of Truth) was published. These books tell the story of our great forefather Ahmad Yassawi.

S. Siyoyev's stories have been translated into Russian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Tajik. He translated stories by Russian writers such as M. Zoshchenko, L. Lench, A. Arkanov, and G. Gorin into Uzbek.