Vali G‘оfurov

Warrior-writer and Honored Cultural Worker of Uzbekistan Vali G‘ofurov mastered the Braille reading and writing method. Through the depiction of his personal life, his famous novel «Vafodor» (The Loyal), which celebrates the iron will, heroism, and brotherhood characteristic of our people, was warmly received by the literary community and translated into Russian and brotherly languages.

Biography

Warrior-writer Vali G‘afurov was born in 1922 in Tashkent. His biography is extremely simple, yet at the same time exciting, full of courage, and content-rich. He studied at the Tashkent State University. He worked as a teacher in schools in the Samarkand region.

Before reaching the age of 19, he headed to war. He showed examples of bravery on the outskirts of Stalingrad.

During a reconnaissance mission, he lost both eyes and was left with a disabled leg.

After returning from the war, thanks to his perseverance and hard work, and with the help of kind people, he quickly mastered Braille reading and writing. He worked as a teacher and led the visually impaired.

Honored Cultural Worker of Uzbekistan Vali G‘ofurov died on August 5, 1995. And finally, by the beginning of the 60s, the first book of his novel «Vafodor», written in Braille, was published.

In 1973, the second book of the novel «Vafodor» appeared. The work was warmly received by the literary community and translated into Russian and brotherly languages. In the novel, through the depiction of the writer's personal life, the iron will, heroism, and brotherhood characteristic of our people were celebrated.

After the novel «Vafodor», Vali G‘ofurov created novellas like «So‘nggi pushaymon» (Last Regret) and «Botirga o‘lim yo‘q» (There is no death for the brave), memoir works like «Shohlardagi mezonlar» (Criteria on the branches), and many short stories.

Among them, the novella «So‘nggi pushaymon» stands out in particular.

It was written about some old customs and traditions that hinder the moral and ethical maturity of young people, and ways to eliminate these flaws.