Novel
Одамони ҷовид
Not translated into English
Rahim Jalil · 1949
Synopsis
Одамони ҷовид (Immortal People): in Khujand and the villages of northern Tajikistan, during the struggles that establish Soviet power, the revolutionary worker Pulod Qodirov places himself at the heart of events, guided by Russian Bolsheviks. Gulru, a village girl, emancipates herself through work and becomes his companion and counsellor. The novel, in two parts, follows the awakening of working-class consciousness among the Tajiks.
Context
The first part appeared in 1941 under the title Gulru; after the war, the author revised it, added a second part and published the whole in 1949 under its definitive title. The novel answers the themes of socialist realism, with the Russian Bolshevik as guide and the new Soviet woman. The author, who cited Gorky among his masters, later devoted another great novel, Shurob, to the miners of the north of the country; his collected works appeared in Dushanbe from 1967 to 1971.
Who it is for
For approaching the Tajik novel of socialist realism, devoted to the revolution in Khujand; not translated into French.
Prizes and reception
Iranica judges that his best works will remain as the embodiment of an era of Tajik culture.
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