Days Gone By

16 hrs. 54 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Abdulla Qodiriy

Narrator Jahangir Abdullaev

Description

First published in the journal “Inkilob” in 1922, and in 1926 it came out as a standalone book. The novel covers one of the most important periods in the history of the Uzbek people—events of the mid-19th century—and unfolds against a bloody backdrop of local rulers’ struggle for power. After the novel was released, it became clear that the dream of an outstanding writer had come true on the first attempt. “Gone Days” marked the beginning of a new realistic prose style, entering the golden fund of distinctive and talented Uzbek literature.

Later, the well-known orientalist academician E. Bertels wrote: “Abdulla Qadiri’s novels, in their entire structure and in their distinctive style, are Uzbek novels. World literature knows five novel schools: the French, the Russian, the English, the German, and the Indian. Now the sixth—namely the Uzbek—novel school was created by Abdulla Qadiri.”

Contents:

01. (14:55) Part One. Chapter 1. Atabek, son of Yusufbek-hadji.
02. (17:06) Chapter 2. Fit for the daughter of a worthy khan.
03. (07:29) Chapter 3. Atabek falls in love.
04. (06:35) Chapter 4. “The climate of Margelan isn’t for me.”
05. (15:12) Chapter 5. If only I had such a son-in-law.
06. (08:53) Chapter 6. Bloody clouds over Tashkent.
07. (09:38) Chapter 7. Forced matchmaking.
08. (15:16) Chapter 8. Congratulations on a good son-in-law!
09. (10:47) Chapter 9. Preparing for the wedding.
10. (16:12) Chapter 10. Bridal night, wedding.
11. (15:47) Chapter 11. Unexpected happiness.
12. (11:39) Chapter 12. Slander.
13. (22:50) Chapter 13. Arrest.
14. (07:16) Chapter 14. To Tashkent for help.
15. (09:18) Chapter 15. Tashkent under siege.
16. (12:26) Chapter 16. Azizbek.
17. (09:48) Chapter 17. Yusufbek-hadji.
18. (13:40) Chapter 18. Announcement.
19. (23:25) Chapter 19. Sentence.
20. (10:32) Chapter 20. Thirst for power.
21. (15:23) Chapter 21. Rebellion.
22. (14:01) Chapter 22. The defenseless wanderer.
23. (20:36) Chapter 23. Muslimqul.
24. (30:31) Part Two. Chapter 1. That’s how father and mother wanted.
25. (41:42) Chapter 2. “You won’t forget me?”
26. (11:36) Chapter 3. The belt of the fool.
27. (29:00) Chapter 4. The Indian magician.
28. (21:11) Chapter 5. Treachery.
29. (23:01) Chapter 6. Conspiracy.
30. (21:24) Chapter 7. Exile.
31. (43:57) Chapter 8. Happiness and misfortune in love.
32. (11:50) Chapter 9. What to do if you can’t forget.
33. (15:31) Chapter 10. Black days.
34. (15:29) Chapter 11. A nawó melody.
35. (12:45) Chapter 12. A terrible night.
36. (34:13) Chapter 13. The enemy is revealed.
37. (27:02) Chapter 14. Following the rival.
38. (11:57) Chapter 15. Night on Monday.
39. (15:38) Chapter 16. Confession.
40. (32:06) Chapter 17. A friendly murderer.
41. (30:21) Part Three. Chapter 1. The end of Muslimqul.
42. (18:12) Chapter 2. Gloomy spring.
43. (21:07) Chapter 3. Massacre.
44. (09:58) Chapter 4. You can’t cover the moon with a sleeve.
45. (06:34) Chapter 5. A letter.
46. (19:58) Chapter 6. A change in Uzbek—Zaynab’s longing.
47. (12:21) Chapter 7. The meeting of matchmakers.
48. (12:49) Chapter 8. Secret enmity.
49. (07:26) Chapter 9. Haji shakes out the dust from his robe.
50. (14:27) Chapter 10. The tricks of Hasan-Ali.
51. (16:35) Chapter 11. Riddles of Kumyush.
52. (33:21) Chapter 12. The rival remains a rival.
53. (24:36) Chapter 13. Let’s stay alive—we’ll meet again.
54. (11:25) Chapter 14. Khushro(u)y and Zaynab.
55. (12:53) Chapter 15. She advised.
56. (39:46) Chapter 16. The deadline is approaching.
57. (06:43) Epilogue.
58. (09:41) Habibulla Qadiri — About the artist and his novel.