Anar Rasul oghlu Rzayev ( az, Anar Rəsul oğlu Rzayev), known as Anar (born 14 March 1938, Baku), is Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, film director, and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of

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. Anar is primarily a novelist and short-story writer although in the past, he has also authored screenplays and directed films as well as acted in a film.

Early years

Anar was born to the family of Azerbaijani poets

Rasul Rza Rasul Rza (real name Rasul Ibrahim oghlu Rzayev – az, Rəsul İbrahim oğlu Rzayev) (1910 – 1981 in Baku), was an Azerbaijani writer, Hero of Socialist Labour (1980), People's Poet of Azerbaijan, Laureate of Soviet State Award and the Chair ...

(1910–1981) and

Nigar Rafibeyli Nigar Khudadat qizi Rafibeyli ( az, Nigar Xudadat qızı Rəfibəyli) (1913–1981, Baku) was an Azerbaijani writer and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. She was the mother of Anar Rzayev, novel and short-story writer, and wife of ...

(1913–1981).Me, You, Him and the Telephone
Azerbaijan International. Spring 2004, #12.1 After finishing a 10-year music school in Baku, he entered the

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Department at the

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. He later completed courses on screen writing and production in Moscow.Afsana Latifova. ''Poets and Writers of Azerbaijan''. Baku, 2006

Works

Anar began publishing in the 1960s. His works include: "Longing for the Holiday" (Bayram Həsrətində), "The Rain Stopped" (Yağış Kəsdi), "White Port" (Ağ Liman), "A Person's Person" (Adamın Adamı), "The Sixth Floor of the Five-Story Building" (Beşmərtəbəli Evin Altıncı Mərtəbəsi) later used for the movie ''

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'', "Opportunity" (Macal), "I've Come to You" (Sizi Deyib Gəlmişəm), "Without You" (Sizsiz), "Summer Days of the City" (Şəhərin Yay Günləri), "Hotel Room" (Otel Otağı), and "Me, You, Him and the Telephone" (Mən, Sən, O və Telefon). He has written the scripts for various movies including ''Torpaq. Dəniz. Od. Səma'' ("The Land. The Sea. The Fire. The Sky"), ''Gün Keçdi'' ("

The Day Passed ''The Day Passed'' ( az, Gün Keçdi) is a 1971 Azerbaijani romantic film, romantic drama film directed by Arif Babayev. It stars Leyla Shikhlinskaya as Asmar, Hasan Mammadov as Ogtay, and Hasanagha Turabov as Ogtay's colleague. It is an adaptat ...

") and '' Dədə Qorqud''. Anar was the scenarist and producer of the film ''Üzeyir Ömrü'' ("The Life of Uzeyir").

Recognition

Anar has been recognized with the following awards: Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan (1976), Azerbaijan State Prize (1980) and

Istiglal Order Istiglal Order ( az, Istiqlal ordeni), is the highest supreme order of the Republic of Azerbaijan, along with Heydar Aliyev Order. presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Istiglal means ''Sovereignty'' in Azerbaijani. History ...

(''Order of Sovereignty'') in 1998. Anar is the President of the

Writers' Union of Azerbaijan The Union of Azerbaijani Writers ( az, Azərbaycan Yazıçılar Birliyi) is the largest public organization of Azerbaijani writers, poets and publicists. It has over 1500 members at present. It was founded on June 13, 1934, when Azerbaijan was a ...

and was Member of the Supreme Soviet and

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several times.

References

External links

Read "The Morning of That Night" in English – Azerbaijan International, Vol 7.1 (Summer 1999)
* ttp://www.azeri.org/Azeri/az_latin/latin_lit/az_literature/short_stories/Anar/anar_index.html Short stories by Anar in Azerbaijani at AZERI.org

Volumes Published in English

Volume 1: Dante's Jubilee & Other Short Stories
(2017) (PDF - Free download)
Volume 2: Hotel Room & Other Stories
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