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This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Majitovich and the surname is Abdullaev.
Shamshad Abdullaev | |
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| Native name | Шамшад Маджитович Абдуллаев |
| Born | November 1, 1957 Fergana, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | poet, essayist, author |
| Language | Russian |
| Nationality | Soviet (Until 1991), Uzbek |
| Genre | Social poetry |
| Years active | 1987-present |
| Notable works | The Gap
Slow Summer Three Poems |
Shamshad Majitovich Abdullaev (Russian: Шамшад Маджитович Абдуллаев, born November 1, 1957)[1][2] is an Uzbek poet, essayist, writer and translator. He is the founder of the Fergana Poetry School.[3]
Abdullaev was born in Fergana, then part of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, and attended the local Fergana Pedagogical institute, graduating in 1979 with a degree in Russian literature. From 1991 to 1995, Abdullaev was also the final editor-in-chief of Tashkent-based poetry journal Star of the East (Zvezda Vostoka). His first poetry compilation book, titled The Gap, was published in Saint Petersburg, Russia by local magazine Mitin. The Gap received critical acclaim and won Abdullaev the prestigious Andrei Bely Prize in 1994.[4]
He is a contributor to Words Without Borders, where he has published several of his poems: "On the Death of Jean Vigo", "Midday 1975", and "Family", all originally written in Russian.[5]
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- ^ Abdullaev, Shamshad. "Three Poems". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 2020-02-04.