Tohir Malik (27 December 1946 – 16 May 2019) was an Uzbek novelist and story writer. He was awarded Uzbek National Writer in 2000. Multiple films were made based on his novels and fictions, such as ''Last bullet'' (Uzbek language, Uzbek: ''So’nggi o’q'') in 1994.

Biography

Tohir Malik was born on 27 December 1946, in

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, in a family of military workers. Malik faced difficulties in his childhood in the aftermath of

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. These difficulties kept Malik from attending secondary school. He instead learned from his older brothers and sisters. Uzbek writer and

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Mirzakalon Ismoiliy was his uncle, who was killed by the government in 1949. Tohir's first story was written and published in 1960, ''Gulxan'' magazine. In 1963 he entered

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and studied journalism. Malik practiced writing short tales, and started writing in

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

genre, which was new to

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. As a student he wrote "Hikmat afandining o'limi", the first ever fantasy fiction story in the history of Uzbekistan. His novels and stories were translated into Russian and other languages. ''So'nggi o'q'' led to a 7 part film, while ''Shaytanat''a generated a 20 episode series. After graduation Tohir taught in many schools, and became the department director of "Lenin uchquni". He then worked in Republican tele-radio union, for publisher Gulistan and for the Uzbek writers union. He died in 2019.

Contributions

Tohir's work became famous in Uzbekistan. His novel ''Shaytanat'' is read in former

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countries. He helped develop the

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genre in Uzbekistan, penning ''Falak'', ''Somon yo’li elchilari'', ''Tiriklik suvi'', ''Zaharli g’ubor'' (rereleased as “Vasvasa”), ''Chorrahada qolgan odamlar'' (rereleased as ''Devona''), ''Charxpalak'', ''Qaldirg’och'' (rereleased as ''Savohil)'', ''Bir ko’cha bir kecha'', ''So’nggi o’q'', ''Shaytanat'', ''Ov'', ''Murdalar gapirmaydi'', ''Iblis devori'', ''Talvasa'', ''Mehmon tuyg'ular'', ''Jinoyatning uzun yo'li'', ''Odamiylik mulki'', ''Eng kichik jinoyat'' and ''Tilla kalamush''

Honors

Tohir was awarded "Uzbekistan's national writer" in 2000 by the edict of President

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checked 25 March 2016

References

External links

Article about Tohir Malik
kitob.uz * Wikipedia article about Tohir Malik in Uzbek
Article about Tohir Malik
kitobim.com
Tohir Malik's visit to INHA University in TashkentTohir Malik's visit to INHA University in Tashkent
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