Gabit Makhmutuli Musirepov ( kz, Ğabit Mahmūtūly Müsırepov, Ғабит Махмұтұлы Мүсірепов; russian: Габит Махмутович Мусрепов; 22 March 1902 – 31 December 1985) was a

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Kazakh writer, playwright and author of libretto to Kazakh opera ''

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''. He was awarded the

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of the

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, served as President of the Kazakhstan Union of Writers, and was a member of the

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Biography

Gabit Musirepov was born on 22 March 1902 (9 March according to the

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) in a village located in

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region, then belonging to the

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. Between 1923 and 1926, he studied at the Faculty of Workers in

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, and then at the agroeconomic institute at

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. He started his literary career in 1925, writing his first story, ''To the abyss'' (''В пучине'') in 1928, about events that occurred during the

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, 1918–1920. In 1928, he collaborated at the literary journal ''Jana-Adabiet'' (''Жана-Адабиет''). Among his works stand out ''Kyz-Zhibek'' (''Қыз Жібек''), first libretto to a Kazakh opera, with music by

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, and ''The tragedy of the poet'' (''Трагедия поэта''), written in 1958 (first version titled ''Ақан сері Ақтоқты'', 1942), that dealt with the tragedy of Ajani, a Kazakh singer and composer of the 19th century. He was President to the Union of Kazakh Writers between 1956–1962 and 1964–1966, Secretary of the

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(1959) and member of the 5th Convocation of the

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, deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the

. He died on 31 December 1985.

Legacy

The Gabit Musirepov District in northern Kazakhstan was named in his honor, as was the Kazakh State Academic Theater for Children and Youth. The Museum Complex of S. Mukanov and G. Musrepov is in Almaty.

Works

Short stories

* ''Pair of Lakes'' (''Қос шалқар'', 1929) * ''Urgent'' (''Шұғыла'', 1933) * ''Stubby nostril'' (''Талпақ танау'', 1933)

Novels

* ''Kazakh Soldier'' (''Қазақ солдаты'', 1949) * ''The Awakening of the Region'' (''Оянған өлке'', 1953) * ''Ulpan'' (''Ұлпан'', 1976)

Plays

* ''Kyz-Zhibek'' (''Қыз Жібек'', 1934), music by

* ''Amangeldi'' (''Амангелді'', 1937) * ''Kozy-Korpesh and Bayan-Sulu'' (''Қозы Көрпеш Баян сұлу'', 1939) * ''Poet's tragedy'' (''Трагедия поэта'', 1958)

Bibliography

* Тулаған-Толқында, Казгиз, Kyzylorda, 1928 * Журнал «Жаңа-Әдебиет», 1928–1931 * Красноармейский букварь, Almaty, 1929–1930 * Букварь для малограмотных, Almaty, 1930 * Шығармалар жинағы, 5 томдық, т. 1–2, Almaty, 1972–1973 * Однажды и на всю жизнь. Избраные повести и рассказы, Almaty, 1968.

References

External links

The tale of the first woman
Novellas of Gabit Musirepov
The Fifth Kind
Novellas of Gabit Musirepov
About Gabit Musirepov
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