Magnificent comparisons, metaphors and epithets, collected and elegant style - this is how critics describe the work of this writer. There is hardly a person who has not heard of him. His books are imbued with a feeling of love for the motherland, the author introduces readers to his characters with a lively and good language. The works are distinguished by the ability to clearly and accurately convey the idea, to reveal the character of the characters, to show their feelings. âJeweler of the wordâ - this is how literary critics about the Kazakh writer Gabit Musrepov respond.
Years of study
Gabit Makhmutovich Musrepov (1902 - 1985) - national writer, critic, literary critic, historian, translator, one of the founders of literature and dramaturgy in Kazakhstan. Born in the village of Zhanazhol of the Kostanay region. He became interested in literature as a child, learning to read and write in his native village. From childhood, the boyâs imagination has been occupied by folk songs and fairy tales, poems âEr-Taganâ, âKyz-Zhibekâ, âKoblandy-batyrâ. Then close relatives took him to the Ubagansky district and sent him to a two-year Russian school.
After studying there for one year, he enters the Russian school of the 2nd level. With the assistance of his teacher Otetleulov Beket, Gabit Musrepov continued his studies at the Presnegorkovsky school, in which he spent the years of the revolution. Otetleulov played an important role in the life of the writer. As the writer recalled, his beloved teacher tirelessly repeated to him that a talented person should have high goals. Subsequently, his advice and instructions more than once rescued Gabit.
From 1923 to 1926 he studied at the labor school in the city of Orenburg. At this time, Musrepov was fond of the works of Russian poets and writers. He is particularly attracted to the work of Maxim Gorky. It was at the rabfak that the first steps were taken in literary work. During these years, Musrepov met Saken Seyfullin, who had a strong influence on his work.
Carier start
After rabfak Gabit Musrepov enters the agricultural institute in the city of Omsk and, after graduating, goes to work in the People's Commissariat of Education. He holds senior positions in the Kazakh publishing house, works as the editor of the newspaper "Socialist Kazakhstan" and becomes the chairman of the Committee of Arts.
Gabit Musrepov began his journey from the very bottom of publishing. At the beginning of his career, he showed himself to be a talented, brilliant journalist. As the writer himself said, the newspaper became a wonderful school for him, she gave excellent stories for his future works, taught to raise vital issues of life, to see and understand life.
Creative way
Gabit Musrepov devoted the first story âInto the Deepâ to the topic of civil war. The work was published in 1928 and immediately aroused the interest of readers, since it dealt with people who had been tested by the revolution, about their difficult struggle for happiness and freedom. The following stories and tales appear: âFirst Stepsâ, âKos Shalqarâ, âThe Conquered Elementâ, âThe Tunnelâ and a series of short stories about the mother woman.
At the same time, Musrepov wrote plays. Gabit Musrepov, as a typical representative of the time, as many of his colleagues were a "multi-worker". He wrote plays, prose, scripts, translated into Kazakh the works of Russian authors. In particular, articles and a novel by M. Sholokhov âThey Fought for their Homelandâ, a play by K. Simonov âRussian Peopleâ and much more. Critics praised these translations, Musrepov managed to convey the spirit of writers, very accurately reveal the idea of ââworks and show the feelings of the characters.
Its time
One of the pioneers of military-related literature, Gabit Musrepov, declared himself as a talented writer who praises the exploits of his compatriots. The novel âA Soldier from Kazakhstanâ glorified Kazakh literature throughout the world. For the first time, a work saw the story of a Kazakh youth who participated in the Great Battle of the 20th century. This is one of the best works telling about the fate of the Kazakh people. A brilliant thing that shows how a guy from Kazakhstan is fighting against the Nazis.
In the novel, the author traces the life of a hero from childhood, opens before the reader the path of character growth, his spiritual evolution - feelings, thoughts, character. Competently introduces additional characters into the work that help to reveal the image of the main character. They are united by internationalism and courage, permeated by a feeling of love for the motherland.
In 1953, the novel Awakened Land, the first book of the trilogy about the labor feat of the Kazakh people, about Karaganda, about the lives of workers before the revolution, about how the working class originated and formed in Kazakhstan, was published. The novel "In the Power of Aliens" - continued, released in 1974.
All the work of Gabit Musrepov is permeated with sincere love for the motherland, the chanting of the Kazakh people. The style of his works is emotionally colored, ornate and multi-layered, like his native Kazakh language, similar to bizarre patterns on a homespun carpet. It is not surprising that after several years Gabit Musrepov entered that small skeleton of important figures of Kazakhstan and gained world fame.
Ulpan
Perhaps the novel by Gabit Musrepov âUlpan is her nameâ is the pinnacle of creativity. The color of this novel has no equal. It describes the life of one of the wives of the Kazakh ruler. He, a kind of logical continuation of the cycle of stories about a woman: suffering, struggling, loving, caring. The author, as a true artist, loves courageous, proud, selfless, rebellious and courageous people. Such are the heroes and his Tales of the Eagles, Maternal Anger, and Courage.
Playwright
Gabit Musrepov made a significant contribution to the development of Kazakh film drama. In 1934 he wrote the musical drama "Kyz-Zhibek", which was a stunning success. An opera created on this plot was included in the Golden Fund of Kazakhstan. In 1936, he, in collaboration with V. Ivanov and B. Maylin, wrote the script for the film "Amangeldy". Soon on the stages of the theaters they show him âAhan-sere and Aktoktyâ, âNaked Bladeâ, âKozy-Korpesh and Bayan-Suluâ. In 1954, according to his script, the film "The Poem of Love" was released.
The creative work of Gabit Musrepov was marked by many high awards. The most important thing is the love and gratitude of compatriots. His work, like the biography of Gabit Musrepov, is evidence of great love and devotion to his people. As the writer himself said, he is the true son of his steppe, which nourished and fed him. In Kazakh literature, he will forever remain as the initiator and talented cultural figure, as the faithful son of his people.