Children’s Literature

Baxtiyor Sheraliyev: I Read “Galaktikada bir kun” (A Day in the Galaxy) in a Single Night

You may have heard that a “big bang” recently took place in Uzbek children’s literature. If you haven’t noticed it yet, this post is for you. The Akademnashr publishing house has just published “Galaktikada bir kun” (A Day in the Galaxy), a science-fiction novella by Sadullo Quronov. Although the novella is meant for children, I think adults can read it just as well. Hoshimjon in his magic cap — the hero of Xudoyberdi Toxtaboyev, until now regarded as the king of Uzbek children’s literature —…

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Sadullo Quronov: Biography

Born on 31 January 1989 in Andijan District. From 1996 to 2004 he attended General Secondary School No. 4 in the district, and from 2004 to 2006 Lyceum-Boarding School No. 11 at Andijan State University. He studied at Andijan State University in 2006–2007 and then, from 2007 to 2012, completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Faculty of Philology of the National University of Uzbekistan. He began his working life in 2011 at the journal “Sharq yulduzi” (Star of the East), where he…

On the Science-Fiction Work “Galaktikada bir kun” (A Day in the Galaxy)

The term “fantasy” derives from the Greek “phantastikē”, meaning “the art of imagination”. It denotes the depiction of things and events that do not exist in reality but are created in the mind by the power of imagination, as well as the body of literary works based on such depiction. Fantasy is not merely a product of the imagination: traces of existing reality can be felt beneath it. After all, imagination takes flight by drawing its strength from that very reality. As human beings come to…