- Anar Rzayev
Anar Rasul oghlu Rzayev ( _az. Anar Rəsul oğlu Rzayev), most commonly known as Anar (born
14 March 1938 ,Baku ), isAzerbaijan i writer and the Chairman of the Writers' Union ofAzerbaijan . 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
Azerbaijan i poetsRasul Rza (1910-1981) andNigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981) [http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai121_folder/121_articles/121_short_story_anar.html Me, You, Him and the Telephone] . Azerbaijan International. Spring 2004, #12.1] . After finishing a 10-year music school inBaku , he entered thePhilology Department at theAzerbaijan State University . He later completed courses on screen writing and production inMoscow [Afsana Latifova. "Poets and Writers of Azerbaijan". Baku, 2006] .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 "TheIstiglal " (Independence) Order in 1998. [http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai121_folder/121_articles/121_short_story_anar.html Me, You, Him and the Telephone] . Azerbaijan International. Spring 2004, #12.1]Anar is Member of the
National Assembly of Azerbaijan and President of theWriters' Union of Azerbaijan .References
External links
* [http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/71_folder/71_articles/71_anar.html Read "The Morning of That Night" in English - Azerbaijan International, Vol 7.1 (Summer 1999)]
* [http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai121_folder/121_articles/121_short_story_anar.html Read "Me, You, Him and the Telephone" in English - Azerbaijan International, Vol 12.1 (Summer 2004)]
* [http://www.azeri.org/Azeri/az_latin/latin_lit/az_literature/short_stories/Anar/anar_index.html Short stories by Anar in Azerbaijani at AZERI.org]
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