| Khurshid Davron | |
| Birth Date: | 1952 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
| Occupation: | Poet, historical fiction writer, literary translator |
| Genre: | Poetry, Prose, historical fiction |
Khurshid Davron (Uzbek: Xurshid Davron, Хуршид Даврон) (born January 20, 1952) is an Uzbek poet, historical fiction writer,[1] [2] and literary translator.[3] [4] His work often presents Uzbekistan and nearby Central Asia historical and cultural perspectives.[5] [6] and Central Asia in the whole.
Davron was born in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. He studied journalism at the Tashkent State University in Uzbekistan (1977).
Davron joined the Union of Writers of Uzbekistan in 1979. He participated in various international conferences in Poland, Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey, Georgia, Greece, Azerbaijan, and United States.
Davron is an author of a "Temurnoma" television series. As a script-writer he took part in anniversary celebrations of Tamerlane (600th anniversary), Ulugh Beg (660th anniversary), and city of Bukhara (2500th anniversary). He's an author of the "Silk Route" musical (Director: Bakhodir Yuldoshev), which was put on stage of the French theatre “Odeon” ["[[Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe]]"] (Paris). He also wrote a script for an opening musical ceremony of the "Sharq taronalari" (Melodies of the Orient) International Music Festival, which was held in Samarkand (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 years).
In 1999 Khurshid Davron was awarded with the title of People's Poet of the Republic of Uzbekistan. He was elected as a deputy of the Uzbek Parliament (2000–2004).
Khurshid Davron's official website received a number of awards at UZ national domain Internet Festival (2012–2013).[7]
He published more than 20 poetry and historical fiction books.[8] His poetry has been read on Yoshlar television programs.[9]
The following is a list of Khurshid Davron's books of poetry (original works and translations included):(English titles in parentheses)
The following is a list of Davron's historical fiction books:(English titles in parentheses)