Abstract:

Biography is commonly defined as an orderly depiction of mostly famous peoples’ lives, or certain periods of their lives, and works. The term biography derives from the Greek bios (life) and graphein (to write). Biographical genre was successfully utilized in novelism that eventuated in the creation of biographical novels. In this context, novels in which a person is portrayed within the narration of a particular event and is presented as a protagonist can be defined as biographical novels. Biographical novels thoroughly depict a person’s mental and physical states, behaviors, feelings, thoughts, reactions, heroic deeds and all the other features. In the Kyrgyz Literature many biographical stories and novels were put down on paper during the Soviet era. The majority of the Soviet period Kyrgyz biographical novels mainly narrate about the “heroes of labor” who contributed to the Soviet Union in the establishment and adjustment of socialism in Central Asia, proliferation of kolkhozes and state farms and other activities, along with reflecting political and social events of that period. Herewith, there are as well a number of novels that portray artists of the period without entailing any political propaganda. An example of these is K. Kaimov’s “Atay” novel. A significant number of novels penned after the independence of Kyrgyzstan are historical or historical biographical novels. It is noteworthy how, in their endeavors to “enlighten” the people and somehow put the light on the “blackened” history, authors push the boundaries of novelism and in some cases result in breaching the certain requirements of the biographical novel genre. However, as long as the untrammeled environment secured by the independence continues to exist, much more exemplary works will be authored by Kyrgyz writers.

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