Siyoyev Sa’dulla

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 authors such as M. Zoshchenko, L. Lench, A. Arkanov, and G. Gorin into Uzbek.

Biography

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

Later, he led the Literature Foundation of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan. Sa’dulla Siyoyev began his creative career 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" (1963), "Ming bir qiliq" (1964), "Charxpalak" (1965), and "Uyimizga mehmon keldi" (1966). These stories depict contemporary village life.

Career

The writer's first collection of stories, "Qasam ichmagan yigit", was published in 1970. This collection includes his lyrical and satirical stories. Following this, S. Siyoyev’s story collections such as "Sadag’ang ketay" (1972), "To’ylar muborak" (1975), "Oy borib, omon keling" (1976), "Og’ir vaznli janjalkash", and "Erkaklar uchun ertaklar" were published. In them, the writer cherishes the labor activities, characters, and human emotions of our contemporaries.

In later years, his books consisting of novellas and stories, "Yorug’lik" (1986), "Beparvo bo’lmoqchiman" (1990), as well as the novel "Avaz" (1987), were presented to readers. The first book of his novel "Yassaviyning so’nggi safari" was published in 1993, and the second book, titled "Haqiqat yo’li", was published in 1997. These books tell the story of our great ancestor Ahmad Yassawi.

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