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The Main Themes of Mir Jalal's Journalism

ABSTRACT

First known for his poetry, and later for his essays and stories, Mir Jalal soon gained fame as a talented and original writer. Living at the same time as such well-known masters of the word as Samad Vurghun, Suleyman Rahimov, Suleyman Rustam, Mehdi Huseyn, the writer distinguished himself from his colleagues with his writing style and brought a new breath to Azerbaijani literature. We would not be mistaken if we say that a number of achievements of 20th century Azerbaijani literature are associated with the name of Mir Jalal. He took a worthy place in the history of Azerbaijani literature as an outstanding prose writer during his creative activity. Only with the work “Manifesto of a Young Man” did Mir Jalal maintain his position among classical artists. When getting acquainted with his creative world, it can be concluded that the issues that made the writer think were vital, national folklore, folk thinking, the development of national-moral values ​​in accordance with classical traditions, and the problems arising in this direction. Just as one feels the power of poetry when reading Sabir, and the power of satire and humor when reading Mirza Jalil, the reader experiences the same feelings when reading Mir Jalal's stories. Along with his stories, his novels also occupy an important place in the writer's creativity. His first large-scale work, the novel "The Resurrected Man", was published as a separate book in 1935. Academician Mammad Arif once wrote about the writer: "With "The Resurrected Man", Mir Jalal showed himself to be a careful realist writer."

KEYWORDS

creative style, prominent prose writer, prose language, realist writer