Меня зовут Кожа

by Berdibek Sokpakbayev

Я знаю, дорогие читатели, что многие из вас не поверят мне. Другие скажут: «Это правда, но зачем же хвастаться?»
Но что же мне делать, если действительно мечта стать писателем появилась у меня, Кожа Кадырова, еще в самом раннем детстве! Не могу же я, для того чтобы мне поверили, лгать и уверять, что мне захотелось стать писателем только сейчас, когда я начал сочинять эту книгу. Когда я был в третьем — четвертом классе, слава обо мне уже прогремела по всему аулу.

Genres: Fiction

159 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Berdibek Ydyrysuly Sokpakbayev (1924-1992) – Kazakh writer, the children's book writer, the author of numerous works about children - was born in 1924 in Kostyube's village of the Narynkol district of Almaty region.

Berdibek Sokpakbayev graduated from philological faculty of the Kazakh teacher training college named after Abay. Some years taught at rural school. He worked as an editor of the Kazakhfilm film studio, in editorial offices of newspapers and Kazakh adebieti, Baldyrgan magazines. Worked as a children's literature literary adviser in the Union of writers of Kazakhstan. Graduated the High literary courses at the Union of writers of the USSR.

Wrote for children and youth. Published about 20 books: "Spring" (the collection of verses, 1950), "Champion" (the story, 1951), «In a far aul» (the story, 1953), «My name is Kozha» (the story, 1957), «Travel to the childhood» (the story, 1960), (The deads do not come back» (the novel, t. I-1967, t. 2-1974), «Where are you, Gaukhar?» (story, 1966) and others.

B. Sokpakbayev is the author of several plays and film scripts. The feature film «My name is Kozha», put according to his scenario in 1967, was awarded on the Cannes international film festival.

Reviews

[Nurziya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has brought my childhood memories back. Although written in the early 1960s and I was born more than three decades after, the story depicts the mentality of the Kazakh nation shaped by the Soviet regime, the legacy of which is still present to these days. Despite that, it is a beautiful coming-of-age story of a 12-year-old boy, whose deepest concerns and ponderings are still childish and yet adult-like.
I think I will be reading this book not once same as its movie, which I keep watching from time to time.

[Read_by_boo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Бала кезімде оқыған едім

[Nurlan Apushev]

Керемет туынды. Том Сойердың қазақша нұсқасына ұқсайды.

[Olzhas Askar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Қызық, оқуға жеңіл әрі қызықты кітап.
Бейнефильмін көрмеген қазақ баласы жоқ шығар!

[Дмитрий Давыдов · Rating 3 out of 5]

Неплохая подростковая повесть о взрослении, ещё и с национальным колоритом. Написано простым языком, но содержит довольно много серьезных мыслей