fiction.wikisort.org - Writer

Jabir Novruz (born Jabir Mirzebey oglu Novruzov, 12 March 1933 – died 12 December 2002) was an honored art worker and the national poet of Azerbaijan, and secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers for three decades. Considered one of the most prominent authors of modern Azerbaijani poetry, his work is known for a romantic style that inspired patriotism. He was active in bringing important national issues to the attention of his fellow citizens, and was elected to the National Assembly in 1995. Through his translations, Novruz brought world poetry to the people of Azerbaijan, and his own works have been translated and published in other languages and have also been used as lyrics in many popular Azerbaijani songs.[1]

This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2013)

Jabir Novruz
Born	(1933-03-12)12 March 1933 Upa, Azerbaijan
Died	12 December 2002(2002-12-12) (aged 69) Baku, Azerbaijan
Occupation	Poet
Literary movement	Romanticism

Biography

Jabir Novruz was born on 12 June 1933 at the village of Upa in Khizi district. After completing secondary school he studied at primary-school teachers' training college and in 1952 entered the Journalism Department at Baku State University. A year later, on the advice of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers, he was sent to the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow to continue his studies, graduating in 1957.[2]

Jabir Novruz started his career at the literary department of the evening newspaper Baku in 1958. He was employed as editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Azerbaijan in the years 1967–1970, and the newspaper Edebiyyat ve injesent in 1991–1993. He was the secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers in 1970–1997. Owing to his literary translations, Azerbaijani readers have been exposed to numerous examples of world literature.

Major themes in his poetry

Jabir Novruz's poetry is a synthesis of Azerbaijani literary traditions with modern literary currents. Early in his career his poems earned national popularity for their humanist, spiritual and patriotic values. His works of lyric and epic poetry are notable for artistic character and thematic variety, yet have an elegant simplicity of literary language. Anxiety for the fate of the Homeland is typical in his poetry, inspiring a patriotic soul. The many songs composed for his poems are popular in Azerbaijani music, and most of Novruz's works have been translated and published in other languages.

Social-political sphere

Jabir Novruz had been an active participant of the social and political events that occurred in Azerbaijan. He wrote for the common citizen, and gave objective estimates of dangerous events. In 1995, Jabir Novruz was elected a deputy of the Milli Məclis, the National Legislative Assembly of Azerbaijan.

Awards and titles

He had been awarded with different honorary titles, medals and orders such as the Honorary Artist and the National Poet.

Legacy

This article may contain indiscriminate, excessive, or irrelevant examples. (November 2016)

As of 10 January 2014^[update] there have been at least 128 songs composed on the poems of Jabir Novruz.[3]

Video

• Shovkat Alakbarova – Məhəbbət (Love) on YouTube – composer : Oktay Kazimov|Oktay Kazimi
• Yalchın Rzazadeh – Bakının qızları (Baku girls) on YouTube – composer : Oktay Kazimov|Oktay Kazimi
• Yalchin Rzazadeh – Mənim duyğularım (My feelings) on YouTube – composer : Oktay Kazimov|Oktay Kazimi
• Zeynab Khanlarova – Cavanlığım (My youth) on YouTube – composer : Oktay Kazimov|Oktay Kazimi
• Zeynab Khanlarova – Bulaq suyu, dağ havası (Spring water and mountain whether) on YouTube – composer : Oktay Kazimov|Oktay Kazimi
• Yalchin Rzazadeh – Dünya düzələn deyil (The world will not improved) on YouTube – composer İqbal Agayev
• Yalchin Rzazadeh – Böyüməyə tələsmə (Don't hurry to become older) on YouTube – composer İqbal Agayev
• Manana Japaridze – Bu nə cür məhəbbətdir (What kind of love is it) on YouTube – composer Eldar Mansurov
• Aygun Kazımova – Səsim səsinə öyrəşib (My voice is used to your voice) on YouTube – composer Eldar Mansurov
• Mubariz Tagıyev – Ömür keçir (Life is running) on YouTube – composer: Eldar Mansurov
• Ruhengiz Abdullayeva – Məhəbbət ölməyəcək (Love will not die) on YouTube – composeri: Eldar Mansurov

See also

• Azerbaijani literature

References

External links

This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines. (January 2014)

• Short film about Jabir Novruz on YouTube
• "Cabir Novruz". cabirnovruz.gen.az. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
• Poem by Jabir Novruz

На других языках

---

- [en] Jabir Novruz

---

[fr] Djabir Novruz

Djabir Novruz (en azéri : Cabir Mirzəbəy oğlu Novruzov) est né le 12 mars 1933 dans le village d'Upa, dans la région de Khizi en Azerbaïdjan et mort le 12 décembre 2002 à Bakou.

---

[ru] Новруз, Джабир

Джаби́р Новру́з (Джабир Мирзабей оглу Новрузов; азерб. Cabir Mirzəbəy oğlu Novruzov; 12 марта 1933, Упа[az] — 12 декабря 2002, Баку) — видный представитель азербайджанской литературы, Народный поэт Азербайджана (09.12.1999)[1],Заслуженный деятель искусств Азербайджанской ССР (30.07.1979)[2]

---

---