Ilyas Esenberlin is a famous Kazakh writer and poet. Before his works, there were no books in Kazakh literature about the history of the people of the pre-Mongol era. The writer is recognized as the most published author in Kazakhstan. His books "Nomads", "Golden Horde", "Aisha", "Sultan" are in almost every house of the republic.
The preservation of the traditions of each nation is of great importance. The topic of preserving cultural heritage is still relevant. Patriotism can only foster knowledge of one's own roots. That is why the works of poets and writers are so valuable.
The glorious past of the people is shown in the works of many national authors. Ilyas Esenberlin tells about Kazakhstan. His works are a real history textbook, revealing the culture and wealth of the people.
An uneasy path to a vocation
Ilyas Yesenberlin was born into a carpenter's family in Atbasar in 1915, on January 10. There were four children in the family. The boy absorbed folk culture from an early age. The Kazakh akyn Kakbai influenced the future writer to a large extent.
He knew many legends, poems and songs. On domra he played them for long hours. The boy lost his parents early. The children who remained on someone else's support had a difficult time. The only entertainment for them was the stories of Ilyas, whom he knew a lot. The boy was a wonderful storyteller.
Having once become a winner in a fair fight, the boy received a cash prize. Finally, the family was able to arrange a real holiday for themselves. The famous writer remembered this day as one of the brightest in his biography. The family soon fell apart. Ilyas ended up in a local orphanage. The children were rarely seen.
Two years later, Yesenberlin finished primary school and went to continue his education in Kyzyl-Orda. The future writer entered the mining faculty of the mining and metallurgical institute of the then republican capital. A student with excellent mathematical ability drew attention to himself. He analyzed and systematized perfectly. His knowledge of Kazakh folklore did not stand aside either.
Literary activity
The young man was fond of world classics, drew remarkably. The young man quickly became respected and popular among fellow students.
In 1937 student Esenberlin became a delegate to the first Congress of the Council of Kazakhstan. In 1940 he graduated from the institute and went to work in Dzhezkazgan. After being drafted from there into the army, the future famous prose writer and poet was sent to Riga to study. There the war found Ilyas. By the end of 1943, the seriously wounded soldier was sent to the hospital in Kostroma.
After returning to Alma-Ata, Esenberlin began managing the literary department at the local drama theater. In 1949 he worked as director of the Philharmonic. Twice Ilyas was arrested for libel. If the first time everything worked out, then the second charge cost him years spent on the construction of the Karakum Canal.
The rehabilitated activist moved with his wife Dilyara to the Semipalatinsk region. The writer's family had four children: three daughters and a son.
Esenberlin started out as a poet. The poems "Sultan" and "Aisha" were published in 1934. Four years later, the collection "Legends of Daulet", the essay "Tragedy of Birzhan-Sara", was published.
Esenbayev wrote more than forty songs. In 1967 the novel "Dangerous Crossing" about the difficult fate of the Kazakh intelligentsia was published. In 1977 the collection of poems "Stars" was published. After the publication of the novel "Skirmish", the young author was talked about as a new talent. Yesenberlin was awarded the Abai Prize. The young writer became the head of the Zhazushy publishing house.
Creative way
The writer's work is divided into several parts. They were composed of the historical trilogies "Nomads" and "Golden Horde", then there are other books. He has written fifteen novels. The main works of the Esenberlin award are rightfully called the singer of the Great Steppe.
He showed the history of his native land over the centuries. The main goal of all the works of the author was the story of the past of Kazakhstan. The people suffered from oppression. The Kazakhs have survived many bloody battles.
There were also cases in the history of the country when the people found themselves on the brink of extermination. However, people managed to withstand and preserve the land of their ancestors, ethnic integrity. Ilyas Esenberlin made this idea the main one in his trilogies "The Golden Horde" and "Nomads".
In his works, he reliably told about the past of compatriots, refuted all reflections that the nomadic peoples were deprived of history. Majestic characters come to life in the author's prose and poetry.
All the books show the brightness and liveliness of the culture of the people of Kazakhstan. Before the "Nomads" there were practically no works about the history of the people. In 2005, a historical film was shot based on the work.
The famous writer died on October 5, 1983. He was awarded medals "For Military Merit" and "For the Defense of Leningrad", the Order of the Badge of Honor and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. Ilyas Esenbayev is the owner of the State Prize of Kazakhstan.
In Astana, the modern republican capital, there is a street named after him. The street in Almaty is also named. The central gymnasium of the city is named in his memory. A memorial plaque is installed on the house where the prose writer and poet lived.
There is one in Ilyas's home in Atbasar. A Literary Museum dedicated to his work was opened in Yesenbayev's hometown.
The street where the museum is located and the local gymnasium school are named after the national prose writer and poet. A monument to him was erected in the center of Atbasar on the centenary of the birth of the famous figure.
