Dulat Isabekov is a living classic of Kazakh literature, a famous playwright. A cult writer for Kazakhstan - "sixties", in demand abroad today, a representative of Kazakh literature. He understands Russian well, but still this is not a Russian-speaking writer, but completely immersed in the element of his native Kazakh language. His stories and stories have not only been repeatedly published in Moscow and in the former Soviet republics, but also translated into German, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Czech.
Dulat Isambekov is a very detailed writer, he knows the things he writes about, knows the details. This is a prophetic writer. Writes clearly, strictly, without the frills of oriental ornamentation. If we recall our outstanding Russian writers, then in terms of language, severity and thoroughness, Dulat Isabekov's prose is closest to Valentin Rasputin. Dulat Isabekov believed that journalism and literature are not only different genres, but hostile to each other. Publicism serves primarily politics, and literature serves a person, a personality. But when he sits down at his desk, he throws away everything, including this excitement, anger, the rage of everyday aggression, leaving behind his desk.
Biography of Dulat Isambekov
Dulat Isabekov was born on December 20 in 1942 in the Sairam district of the Chimkent region. Aldabergenov's father Isabek, died in the Great Patriotic War at Stalingrad, and Aldabergenov's mother Kumuskul died early.
In 1966, Dulat Isabekov graduated from the Faculty of Philology of the Kazakh State University. S. M. Kirov. Member of the CPSU. After graduating from the university, for two years he worked as a senior editor of the literary and dramatic broadcasting of Kazakh radio, in subsequent years - as the head of the essay and journalism department of the Zhuldyz magazine, as a senior editor of the Zhalyn publishing house. 1980-1988 - Dulat Isabekov chief editor of the repertoire and editorial board of the Ministry of Culture of Kazakhstan. 1990-1992 - Chief Director of Kazakh Television; 1992-1996 - director of the Zhazushy publishing house. Since 1998 - Director of the Kazakh Research Institute of Culture and Art Studies.
Writer's creativity
Isabekov's work begins in the mid-60s, but in full force as a prose writer and playwright, he reveals himself in the 70-80s, acquiring all-Union and foreign fame. The first story “Zholda” was published in 1963. Then the story “Shoynkulat” was published in the general collection of young writers “Tangy Shyk” in 1964, and a few years later it was included in the collective collection of stories by Kazakhstani writers “I don’t want to say goodbye”, which was published on Russian (1970). D. Isabekov is the author of collections of stories and stories previously published in republican periodicals: "Becket" (1966), "Restless Days" (1970), "Father's House" (1973), "Life" (1975) and picture books for children "Bitter honey" (1969).
According to his script, the "Kazakhfilm" studio staged the feature film "Keep Your Star" (1975). The theaters of the republic are playing the plays of D. Isabekov "Rector's Reception Days" and "The Elder Sister". The play "The Elder Sister" won the first prize at the 1977 republican competition for the best dramatic work.
There are no prototypes for the play, but the theme itself, the idea - of course, are directly related to the life of the writer. When the mother died, three boys remained in the family; the two older sisters were married, and the older brother was just in the tenth grade. The older sisters forced him to marry at the age of seventeen so that all the younger brothers would not scatter around the world. And when the two sisters left, leaving their young daughter-in-law (also seventeen years old), the writer witnessed a conversation during which they took an oath from her: “You are the mother of these two boys. Remember this! " Then one day the husband of the elder sister arrived: “Listen, you have your children scattered. And you are here. We are completely hungry, everything is covered in mud, we eat anything … When will you come back home ?!”. And the older sister told him: “Don't talk! Go away and deal with our children yourself. Brothers are dearer to me than my own children! " Who will say that now? Where did it come from? What kind of Heart does she have? When a writer remembers how she spoke, with what intonation, his tears flow. This is how the play about the elder sister appeared.
In 1979 the story “Waiting for tomorrow” was published, in 1982 “Heirs”, and in 1986 - “Little aul”.
On the basis of Isabekov's works, scripts were written and feature films were staged ("Emerald", 1975, dir. Sh. Beisembaev), "Wormwood-grass" (1986, dir. A. Ashimov), "Life" (1996, dir. U. Koldauova).
In 1986 the story "Confusion" was published.
In 2014, his book “Passenger in Transit” was published in London, and there, in the capital of Great Britain, his play “Passenger in Transit” was staged.
In the same year, the premiere of another London production - "What the Swans Sing About" was staged.
By 2017, two collections of his short stories and plays "Song of the Swans" in English have been released.
Awards and honors
- 1992 - Laureate of the State Prize of the independent Republic of Kazakhstan.
- 2002 - awarded the Order of Kurmet.
- 2006 - Laureate of the international PEN-club.
- 2006 - Laureate of the Platinum Tarlan independent prize.
- 2006 - awarded the Leo Tolstoy Medal (Russia).
- "Honorary Citizen of the South Kazakhstan region"
Personal life
In 2017, Dulat Isambekov turned 75, and he celebrated his anniversary not only in his native Shymkent, but also in London. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the writer from the union state at the Literary Institute. A. M. Gorky hosted Dulat Isabekov's creative evening. The idea of the evening was to give the established House of National Literatures "new views for the future development of Russian-Kazakh literary and human ties." Dulat Isabekov is now 76 years old, he is a very lively, deep and cheerful person. He jokes a lot, but also a lot of serious topics come from him. The writer tries not to forget important things. If he forgets something, then it is an unnecessary fact for him. And what is needed always remains. Today, according to Isabekov, there are very few colorful characters, which is why spiritual revival is important for the nation. The writer has children and grandchildren, lives in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
