Golden Watermelon and Other Stories: Uzbek Folktales (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781686283932)

Often myths and legends are the only sources that can tell us about the lives of our ancestors and the history of our land. Legends and myths of Uzbekistan is a unique and mysterious world of folk tales and stories, which were carefully collected and passed on from generation to generation by the people of Uzbekistan. Shodiyor Doniyorov and Kamola Toshtemirova have been collecting and translating Uzbek folktales into Russian, English and French languages for many years. Kamola Toshtemirova was born in 1984 in Samarkand city, Uzbekistan. She graduated from the Institute of Foreign Languages in 2005. She has worked as a teacher of English language at a comprehensive school in Samarkand city for 14 years. Her translation of Uzbek Riddles was published by Zarafshon Publishing House in Uzbekistan. She received her Master's degree in 2019. She works freelance as an English-Russian speaking guide. Shodiyor Doniyorov was born in 1987 in Samarkand city, Uzbekistan. He graduated from the Institute of Foreign Languages and received his Master's degree in 2012. From that time on he has worked as an English-French-Russian tour operator and guide along Central Asia. He is the author of the books Karatchay-Balkar, Parlons Chor, and Parlons Khaxas. You can contact Shodiyor at diyor5@mail.ru or +998937269477.

Author: Kamola Toshtemirova
ISBN-10: 1686283938
ISBN-13: 9781686283932
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 08/14/2019
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.08d