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Jafar Jabbarly
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Azerbaijani: Cəfər Cabbarlı
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| Born | 20 March 1899 Khizi, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire (present day Azerbaijan) |
| Died | 31 December 1934 (aged 35) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Dramaturge, Poet, Screenwriter |
Jafar Jabbarly (born March 20, 1899, died December 31, 1934) was a famous Azerbaijani writer. He was a talented playwright (someone who writes plays), a poet, a director for theatre, and a screenwriter (someone who writes movie scripts). He was born in Khizi and later lived in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Life of Jafar Jabbarly
When Jafar was young, his family moved to Baku. He finished high school in 1915. After that, he studied electromechanics for five years. This is a field that combines electricity and machines.
In 1920, Jafar started studying medicine at Baku State University. However, he soon realized he was more interested in other subjects. He switched to studying Oriental studies, which focuses on the cultures and languages of the East.
Jafar loved theatre and drama. In 1923, he began attending lectures at a local theatre. This helped him learn more about writing and directing plays.
His Later Years and Legacy
Jafar Jabbarly passed away at the age of 35. He died from heart failure in 1934. He was buried in the Alley of Honor, a special burial place in Baku.
Many places in Azerbaijan are named after him to remember his contributions. These include the national film studio, Azerbaijanfilm, a street in Baku, and even a subway station.
A museum called the "Jafar Jabbarli memorial house" was opened in 1985. It is located in the house where he used to live in Baku. This museum helps people learn about his life and work.
His Creative Works
Jafar Jabbarly started writing poems when he was a teenager. His first poems were published in an Azerbaijani newspaper in 1911. Over the years, he wrote more than 20 plays. He also wrote many poems, essays, short stories, and articles.
Themes in His Writing
Jafar Jabbarly's works often showed the ideas popular in the 1920s. These ideas included equality among people and the importance of education. He also wrote about the freedom of women and changes in culture. His plays and stories encouraged people to work hard and learn new things.
Theatre and Film Achievements
One of Jafar Jabbarly's big achievements was making European plays known in Azerbaijan. In 1925, he translated William Shakespeare's famous play Hamlet into the Azerbaijani language. A year later, he directed this play at the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre.
Jafar Jabbarly is also known as the person who started screenwriting in Azerbaijan. This means he was one of the first to write scripts specifically for movies. Two of his plays were turned into films:
- Sevil (written in 1928, made into a film in 1929)
- Almaz (written in 1928, made into a film in 1936)
Both of these films focused on important topics for women. They showed the challenges women faced and their fight for freedom from old traditions.
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