Olim Qo`qorqorbekov (1932–2015)

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Scientist Kochkorbekov was born on August 1932, 12 in Qatortal district of Beshyogoch district of Tashkent in a peasant family. After high school, he studied at the Central Asian State University from 1951 to 1957.

After graduating, he worked actively and consistently at Mushtum for almost forty years. He rose from ordinary literary figure to head of department and deputy editor. He has served both children's and adult literature at the same time. His first poem was published in 1948. After that, children's books such as "Chorichambar" (1963), "Mysterious Hum" (1969), "Caesar's Calf" (1974) were published.

Later, his collections of poems such as "My Songs and Thoughts" (1960), "In the Garden of My Life" (1970), "Criteria of the Heart" (1972), "Sermons and Preachers" (1974), "Delicate Heart" (1983) appeared. .

During this period, he published comics such as "The First Class of Singleness" (1969) and "Greetings" (1982). Her first short story, Loli Bola, was published in 1978. In 1980, the author's novel "The Last Maid" about the last mistress of the Emir of Bukhara Alimkhan was published in the magazine "Sharq Yulduzi" under the title "Crisis". The novel "From Emirate to Prisoner" was also warmly received by students.

A number of Kochkorbekov's comics were published in the popular satirical magazine Nashtar.

Honored Cultural Worker of Uzbekistan Olim Kochkorbekov has always encouraged people to live in purity, honesty and, most importantly, to be perfect, no matter what genre or topic.

From the book “Uzbek writers” (S. Mirvaliyev, R. Shokirova. Tashkent, Gafur Gulom Publishing House of Literature and Art, 2016).