Pirimqul Qodirov | |
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| Born | Pirimqul Qodirov October 25, 1928 Kengkol Village, Uzbek SSR, USSR |
| Died | December 10, 2010 (aged 82) Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
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| Education | Tashkent State University |
| Genres | Historical fiction and adventure fiction |
| Literary movement | Socialist realism |
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Pirimqul Qodirov[a] (25 October 1928 – 20 December 2010) was an Uzbek novelist, short story writer, and literary translator. His best known work is Babur: Starry Nights (Uzbek: Yulduzli tunlar), a fictionalized account of the life and conquests of the Mughal emperor Babur. Babur is one of the most widely read novels in Uzbekistan, and Qodirov receiving many awards for it, including the State Hamza Prize.
Qodirov is also known for translating the works of many Russian authors, including Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Lermontov, and Konstantin Fedin. He died in Tashkent in 2010.
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