Anar Rasul oghlu Rzayev (Azerbaijani: Anar Rəsul oğlu Rzayev), most commonly known as Anar (born 14 March 1938, Baku), is Azerbaijani writer and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. Anar is primarily novel and short-story writer, although in the past he also authored screenplays and acted in a film.
Anar was born to the family of Azerbaijani poets Rasul Rza (1910-1981) and Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981) [1]. After finishing a 10-year music school in Baku, he entered the Philology Department at the Azerbaijan State University. He later completed courses on screen writing and production in Moscow [2].
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Works
Anar began publishing in the 1960s. His works include: "Longing for the Holiday" (Bayram Həsrətində), "The Rain Stopped" (Yağış Kəsdi), "White Port" (Ağ Liman), "A Person's Person" (Adamın Adamı), "The Sixth Floor of the Five-Story Building" (Beşmərtəbəli Evin Altıncı Mərtəbəsi), "Opportunity" (Macal), "I've Come to You" (Sizi Deyib Gəlmişəm), "Without You" (Sizsiz), "Summer Days of the City" (Şəhərin Yay Günləri), "Hotel Room" (Otel Otağı), and "Me, You, Him and the Telephone" (Mən, Sən, O və Telefon).
He has written the scripts for various movies including Torpaq. Dəniz. Od. Səma ("The Land. The Sea. The Fire. The Sky"), Gün Keçdi ("The Day Passed") and Dədə Qorqud. Anar was the scenarist and producer of the film Üzeyir Ömrü ("The Life of Uzeyir").
Recognition
Anar has been recognized with the following awards: Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan (1976), Azerbaijan State Prize (1980) and "The Istiglal" (Independence) Order in 1998.[1]
Anar is Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and President of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan.
References
- ^ a b Me, You, Him and the Telephone. Azerbaijan International. Spring 2004, #12.1
- ^ Afsana Latifova. Poets and Writers of Azerbaijan. Baku, 2006
External links
- Read "The Morning of That Night" in English - Azerbaijan International, Vol 7.1 (Summer 1999)
- Read "Me, You, Him and the Telephone" in English - Azerbaijan International, Vol 12.1 (Summer 2004)
- Short stories by Anar in Azerbaijani at AZERI.org
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