Akhmedkhan Akhmedkhan Abu-BakarAbu-Bakar

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Akhmedkhan Abu- Akhmedkhan Abu- Bakar was born in Bakar was born in 1931 in the village of 1931 in the village of Kubachi, which is in Kubachi, which is in Dakhadayev region in Dakhadayev region in Dagestan. Dagestan.

He graduated from He graduated from the Moscow the Moscow Literature Institute Literature Institute named after M. named after M. Gorky and later the Gorky and later the script writers script writers courses. courses.

For sometime he For sometime he worked as a worked as a journalist in the journalist in the republican republican newspaper the newspaper the “The Lenin “The Lenin Banner”, editor–in-Banner”, editor–in-chief of the chief of the Darghin anthology Darghin anthology “Druzhba”, and “Druzhba”, and the executive the executive secretary of the secretary of the board of directors board of directors of the Council of of the Council of Writers of Writers of Dagestan. Dagestan.

His first His first publications publications appeared in 1949 appeared in 1949 in the newspaper in the newspaper “The Collective “The Collective Farm Banner” and Farm Banner” and later in the later in the anthology the anthology the “Druzhba”. In “Druzhba”. In 1954 his first book 1954 his first book of poetry in the of poetry in the Darghin Language Darghin Language “The Glow” was “The Glow” was published. And it published. And it was followed by a was followed by a great number of great number of publications. publications.

But soon he found But soon he found out that his out that his vocation was in vocation was in writing prose. His writing prose. His first major great first major great book work, which book work, which made him known made him known beyond the beyond the boundaries of boundaries of Dagestan was the Dagestan was the novel “The novel “The Darghin Girls”. It Darghin Girls”. It was a product of was a product of his deep love for his deep love for his people and his his people and his native mountains. native mountains.

In his works , In his works , Akhmedkhan Akhmedkhan Abu- Bakar Abu- Bakar widely used widely used lyrical and lyrical and romantic means romantic means of narration. He of narration. He revived interest revived interest in oriental in oriental stylistic stylistic traditions.traditions.

In his works , In his works , Akhmedkhan Abu-Akhmedkhan Abu-Bakar widely used Bakar widely used lyrical and romantic lyrical and romantic means of narration. He means of narration. He revived interest in revived interest in oriental stylistic oriental stylistic traditions. Among his traditions. Among his best books are “The best books are “The Snow Man”, “The sun Snow Man”, “The sun in the Eagle Nest”, in the Eagle Nest”, “Highlanders at “Highlanders at Leisure”, “Necklace for Leisure”, “Necklace for my Serminaz”, my Serminaz”, “Mummy, Light the “Mummy, Light the Sun”, etc.Sun”, etc.

He is also well-known as the author of many He is also well-known as the author of many script plays. These are scenarios of the films script plays. These are scenarios of the films “Adam and Heva”, “ Necklace for my Beloved”, “Adam and Heva”, “ Necklace for my Beloved”, “The Mystery of the Cubachi Bracelet,” “The “The Mystery of the Cubachi Bracelet,” “The Cheetah” and others. He also wrote plays that Cheetah” and others. He also wrote plays that were successfully staged at Dagestan theaters: were successfully staged at Dagestan theaters: “Men in Burkas”, “A Stone Boy”.“Men in Burkas”, “A Stone Boy”.

“Adam and Heva”

“Necklace for my Beloved”

His first film was “Clouds are Leaving the Sky” and His first film was “Clouds are Leaving the Sky” and the last “The Mystery of the Hand-written Koran”. the last “The Mystery of the Hand-written Koran”. This film became a prize-winner of a number of This film became a prize-winner of a number of international contests but wasn’t appreciated in our international contests but wasn’t appreciated in our Republic. A. Abu-Bakar didn’t see this film on a large Republic. A. Abu-Bakar didn’t see this film on a large screen- he died before this film was released.screen- he died before this film was released.