Said Ahmad
Said Ahmad (Uzbek: Saidahmad Husanxoʻjayev) was an Uzbek Soviet writer and playwright. He was born on 10 June 1920 in Tashkent and died on 5 December 2007 in Tashkent, at the age of 87. He received many honors, including Hero of Uzbekistan (1999), People's Writer of Uzbekistan, and Honored Artist of Uzbekistan, and he was awarded the orders Buyuk xizmatlari uchun and Doʻstlik.
He studied at the Nizami Pedagogical Institute and began his writing career while working at the Mushtum journal in 1941. He later worked at the Republic Radio (1942–43) and wrote for Qizil Oʻzbekiston (1943–47), and for Sharq Yulduzi (1948–50). He was recognized as Oʻzbekiston xalq yozuvchisi and received the State Prize.
Ahmad wrote many stories and novels that explore people’s flaws and rural life, often against big historical changes. Notable works include the stories Jimjitlik, Qadrdon dalalar, and Hukm, and the novel trilogy Ufq (Qirq besh kun; Hijron kunlari; Ufq boʻsagʻasida). Other well-known pieces are Sherzod va Gulshod, Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni, and Kuyov. His 1988 novel Jimjitlik follows a solitary traveler’s inner struggles.
During Uzbekistan’s independence period, he published lyrical short stories and several collections: Xandon Pista (1994), Bir oʻpichning bahosi (1995), Yoʻqotganlarim va topganlarim (1998), Qorakoʻz Majnun (2001), and Kiprikda qolgan tong (2003). A three-volume collection Tanlangan asarlari appeared in 2000. The work Yoʻqotganlarim va topganlarim highlights Uzbek writers such as Gʻafur Gʻulom, Oybek, Mirtemir, Shayxzoda, and Saida Zunnunova.
His comedies Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni and Kuyov were staged at the Uzbek National Academic Theater, with Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni performed abroad. His dramas contributed to the Uzbek film industry, including the film Muhabbat mojarosi (1970) produced by Oʻzbekfilm.
In 1947 he was labelled an enemy of the people, but he was rehabilitated after Stalin’s death.
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