Sami Abduqahhor
Samig Abdukakhkhar | |
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Samig Abdukakhkhar on the set of the Nashtar, 1960s | |
| Born | Sami Abduganiyevich Abdukakharov February 22, 1922 Tashkent, Soviet Union |
| Died | February 9, 1990 (aged 68) Tashkent, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Author and screenwriter |
| Language | Uzbek |
| Alma mater | Samarkand State University |
| Genre | Fable, Satire |
| Years active | 1937–1990 |
Sami Abduqahhor (Uzbek Cyrillic: Сами Абдуқаҳҳор; Russian: Cамиг Абдукаххар, romanized Samig Abdukakhkhar; February 22, 1922 – February 9, 1990) was a Soviet and Uzbek author and screenwriter. He is regarded as a central figure in the development of the modern fable genre in 20th-century Uzbek literature. He is known for his humorous short stories, satirical poems, fables, and feuilletons, and was the scriptwriter for several episodes of the television anthology series, Fitil and the feature-length film The Age of Anxiety. From the 1960 to 1980, he was a regular contributor of Krokodil. Together with Anatoly Kabulov, he created the Uzbekistani satirical newsreel "Nashtar."