New duology novel about Cholpon

T he national writer of Uzbekistan, a master writer Pirimqul Qodirov was aiming to write a historical novel about a freedom-loving author of Andijan in the final years of his life. But he had not time. May God rest his soul. Those days Nabi Jaloliddin made a visit to him. In the midst of the conversation the master told him that he had read his next novel – “Khayyam” and said his aim. “Nabijon, I was going to write about Cholpon.

But I think I will not have time to do this. That is why you write about him. Your both soul and language is similar to his.” In the history of Uzbek literature there were lots of attempts to write a novel about an audacious author of the Uzbek nation.

True, there are many poems, plays about him. But they cannot describe the trouble full life of the author.