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Мысли о главном

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120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

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About the author

Iliyas Yessenberlin

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Ilyas Yesenberlin (kazakh - Ілияс Есенберлин)- the great Kazakh writer. The author of a historical trilogy "Nomads." He was born on January 10, 1915 in Atbasar Akmola region.

In 1940 he graduated from the Kazakh Mining and Metallurgical Institute. Out the front, badly wounded, in 1942, he returned to Kazakhstan.

Until 1947 he worked in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan.

In 1947-1951 he served as director of the Kazakh State Philharmonic.

Repressed, released in 1953.

Works in the Ministry of Geology of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, then head of Bersugirskoy mine.

In the years 1958-1967 - a scenario-editor of the editorial board of the studio "Kazakhfilm" until 1967 - the editor Kazgoslitizdata to 1971 - Director, "Zhazushy", then secretary of the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan.

Since 1945, Yesenberlin published collections of poetry and poems. Later tried his hand at drama - the play "The struggle in the mountains" is placed in the National Youth Theatre. Translates from Russian into Kazakh KDUshinsky works. Wrote a number of socialist realist novels: "Fight", "Dangerous Crossing", "Loving" (another translation of "Love"), "The Golden Bird", "Cover me with his shield," "Mangystau Front", "Golden Horses wake up."

In 1969 he wrote a historical novel, "Khan Kene," in 1971 - "Charmed sword", in 1973 - "Despair". Combined in a trilogy of novels "Nomads", covering events in the Kazakh steppe from the XV to the middle of the XIX century: the formation of the Kazakh people, complicated relationship with Dzungaria, China, Khiva, Bukhara, the Russian Empire. For explanation of this trilogy filmed the movie "Nomad".

Later, the writer wrote the trilogy "Golden Horde", consisting of the novels "Shestiglavy Aydahar," "Six goals Aydahara" and "Death Aydahara."

Writer's books have been translated into many languages ​​and published in millions of copies. Historical novels Esenberlin is a significant event in the culture of Kazakhstan.

C in 1975 was on the creative work. He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, "Badge of Honor", the sixteen medals, including: "For Military Merit" and "For the Defense of Leningrad", laureate of the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR. In Almaty, the name Esenberlin named the street, at the house where he lived, a memorial plaque.

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