Zharaskan Abdirash Explained

Zharaskan Abdirash (Kazakh: Жарасқан Әбдіраш, Jarasqan Äbdıraş; Russian: Жараскан Абдрашев) was a Soviet-era Kazakh poet. His work was banned during the Soviet period. His son, director Rustem Abdrashitov, made a film about his father's life in 2004, entitled Rebirth Island (Kazakh: Каладан келген кыз; Russian: Остров Возрождения).^[1]

Published works

• Koktem tynysy: zhas aqyndar zhinaghy. Almaty: "Zhazushy" baspasy, 1975.
• Dala, sening ulyngmyn. Almaty: "Zhazushy" baspasy, 1975.
• Sana soqpaghy. Almaty: "Zhalyn", 1998.
• Kongil kokpary: tangdamaly. Almaty: "Zhalyn", 1998.

External links

• Rebirth Island on IMDB

Notes and References

1. http://www.kinokultura.com/reviews/R104ostrov.html Renaissance Island (Ostrov vozrozhdeniia)