Ğädel Qutuy

Qutuyıv Ğädelşa Nurmöxämmät ulı ( [IPA|quˈtujəf ɣæˌdelˈʃa ˌnurmœxæˈmæt.uˈlɯ] ; Tatar Cyrillic: Кутуев Гаделша Нурмөхәммәт улы; _ru. Кутуев Гадельша Нурмухамметович, Kutuyev Gadelsha Nurmukhammetovich), better known as Ğädel Qutuy (IPA2|ɣæˈdel quˈtuɪ; Janalif: Ƣədel Qutuj; Tatar Cyrillic: Гадел Кутуй; _ru. Адель Кутуй; frequently anglicized as Adel Kutuy, IPA2|æˈdel kuˈtuɪ) (28 November 1903 Tatarskie Kynady, Kuznetsky Uyezd, Saratov Governorate Russian Empire - 15 June 1945 Zgierz, Poland) was a Soviet Tatar poet, writer and playwright.

Life

Qutuy moved to Kazan in 1922, and 5 year later gained recognition as one of five the most prominent Tatar writer. Impressed by Mayakovsky, he established Tatar analogue of "LEF", "SULF", i.e. Sul Front – Left Front. In 1930, after "Cidegän" affair was concocted, he was imprisoned. However, he managed to prove guiltiness and was released after 8 month of trial. After this, he wrote his the most prominent novels. In 1941 he volunteered to the Red Army to fight against Nazis in the WWII. In 1944 he became a war correspondent. In March 1945 he caught a cold and eventually dead in hospital.

Legacy

His early verses, such as published in "Könnär yögergändä" ("When the Days Fly", 1924) contributed to futurism. A poem "Talantlar watanı" ("The Birthplace of the Talents", 1937), novels "Soltannıñ ber köne" ("One day of the Life of Soltan", 1938), "Wocdan ğazabı" ("The Torments of Conscience", 1939) are about role of intelligentsia in society. The most prominent writing of Qutuy is a lyrical novel "Tapşırılmağan xatlar" ("Letters, which were not sent", 1936). He also wrote a science-fiction "Röstäm macaraları" ("The Adventures of Röstäm", 1945). Qutuy wrote several plays: "Baldızqay" ("Sister-in-law", 1926), "Qazan" ("The Cauldron", 1927), "Cawap", ("Answer", 1929). The complete publishing of his writings issued after his death include "Publitsistika" (1957) and "İlham" (1982).

His son, Rustem Qutuy, is a Russian-language writer and resides in Kazan.