Gulsaira Momunova | |
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Гүлсайра Момунова | |
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| Born | 30 December 1937 Ken-Aral, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 12 August 2020 (aged 82) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Resting place | Ala-Archinsky cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, journalist |
Gulsaira Momunova, in Kyrgyz: Гүлсайра Момунова (30 December 1937 – 12 August 2020) was a Kyrgyz journalist, translator and poet. In 2011, she was given the title 'People's Poet of Kyrgyzstan'.
Momunova was born on 30 December 1937, in the village of Ken-Aral (Кен-Арал [ ru ]) in the Bakay-Ata District of Kyrgyzstan. [1] She graduated from school in Talas in 1955, and then, in 1960, from the Mayakovsky Women's Institute. [2] She began work in 1961 as a journalist for the newspaper Советтик Кыргызстан (Soviet Kyrgyzstan), where she worked until 1969. From 1971, she worked as deputy editor for Кыргызстан (Kyrgyzstan). [3] From 1973 until her retirement in 1993, she was editor of the magazine Кыргызстан аялдары (Women of Kyrgyzstan). [1] [3]
In 1964, Momunova published her first collection of poetry, entitled Тилек [Wish]. [1] She wrote twenty collections of poetry during her career, two of which were translated to Russian. [1] [3] Her poetry is known for its folk style. [4] In 1971, she became of member of the Kyrgyz National Writers' Union. [3] In 1973, she made the first Kyrgyz translation of the Kazakh author I. Zhakanov's short story Returned Song. [1]
Momunova died from kidney disease linked to COVID-19 complications in Bishkek, on 12 August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan. [5] She was buried on 13 August, in the Ala-Archinsky cemetery. [6]
In 2013, Momunova's 75th birthday was marked by an exhibition of her works at the National Library of Kyrgyzstan. [4]
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