Novel
Days Gone By
Oʻtkan kunlar
Abdulla Qodiriy · 1922
Synopsis
Otabek, the son of a rich merchant of Tashkent, sees Kumush, the daughter of a friend of his father, in Margilan, and marries her for love. His mother, who insists on choosing the wife of her only son herself, imposes a second wife on him, Zaynab, a girl from Tashkent, and the household divides between the two wives. Around the couple, the governors and factions of the Khanate of Kokand fight over power, and wars between clans reach the city.
Context
The novel was written in 1919 and 1920. Chapters appeared in 1922 in the magazine Inqilob, then the book came out in several parts, from 1924 to 1926. It is regarded as the first novel of Uzbek literature. Its success drew criticism upon it: a pamphlet by Oybek against his novels, published in 1935, was later added to the file of the prosecution. The book has appeared in German under the title Les Amants de Tachkent, and two English translations appeared in 2018.
Who it is for
A novel of about five hundred pages in its English version, with no French version. It is best to know that polygamy was accepted there and that marriages were decided between families.
Prizes and reception
His novels have been translated into about ten languages, and its author was posthumously awarded the Alisher Navoi State Prize.
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