Tohir Malik (27 December 1946 – 16 May 2019) was an
Uzbek novelist and story writer. He was awarded Uzbek National Writer in 2000. Multiple films were made based on his novels and fictions, such as ''Last bullet'' (Uzbek language, Uzbek: ''So’nggi o’q'') in 1994.
Early life
Tohir Malik was born on December 27, 1946, in
Tashkent
Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 2 ...
, in a family of military workers. Malik faced difficulties in his childhood in the aftermath of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. These difficulties kept Malik from attending secondary school. He instead learned from his older brothers and sisters.
Uzbek writer and
interpreter Mirzakalon Ismoiliy was his uncle, who was killed by the government in 1949.
Tohir's first story was written and published in 1960, ''Gulxan'' magazine. In 1963 he entered
Tashkent State University and studied journalism. Malik practiced writing short tales, and started writing in
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...
genre, which was new to
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
. As a student he wrote "Hikmat afandining o'limi", the first ever fantasy fiction story in the history of Uzbekistan. His novels and stories were translated into Russian and other languages. ''So'nggi o'q'' led to a 7 part film, while ''Shaytanat''a generated a 20 episode series.
After graduation Tohir taught in many schools, and became the department director of "Lenin uchquni". He then worked in Republican tele-radio union, for publisher Gulistan and for the Uzbek writers union.
Contributions
Tohir's work became famous in Uzbekistan. His novel ''Shaytanat'' is read in former
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
countries. He helped develop the
detective genre in Uzbekistan, penning ''Falak'', ''Somon yo’li elchilari'', ''Tiriklik suvi'', ''Zaharli g’ubor'' (rereleased as “Vasvasa”), ''Chorrahada qolgan odamlar'' (rereleased as ''Devona''), ''Charxpalak'', ''Qaldirg’och'' (rereleased as ''Savohil)'', ''Bir ko’cha bir kecha'', ''So’nggi o’q'', ''Shaytanat'', ''Ov'', ''Murdalar gapirmaydi'', ''Iblis devori'', ''Talvasa'', ''Mehmon tuyg'ular'', ''Jinoyatning uzun yo'li'', ''Odamiylik mulki'', ''Eng kichik jinoyat'' and ''Tilla kalamush''
Honors
Tohir was awarded "Uzbekistan's national writer" in 2000 by the edict of President
Islam Karimov
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov ( uz, Islom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov / Ислом Абдуғаниевич Каримов, italics=no; russian: link=no, Ислам Абдуганиевич Каримов; 30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was t ...
.
National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan The ''National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan'' ( uz, Oʻzbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi, OʻzME in Latin script, Ўзбекистон миллий энциклопедияси, ЎзМЭ in Cyrillic script) is a general-knowledge encyclopedia written i ...
checked 25 March 2016
See also
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G'afur G'ulom
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Abdulla Qahhor
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Abdulla Oripov
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Cho'lpon
References
External links
Article about Tohir Malikkitob.uz
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Wikipedia article about Tohir Malik in UzbekArticle about Tohir Malikkitobim.com
Tohir Malik's visit to INHA University in TashkentTohir Malik's visit to INHA University in Tashkent
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Uzbekistani male writers
Writers from Tashkent
Uzbekistani novelists
1946 births
2019 deaths
National University of Uzbekistan alumni
20th-century Uzbekistani writers
21st-century Uzbekistani writers
20th-century novelists
21st-century novelists
20th-century male writers
21st-century male writers