User:Zhanerke Bekuzakova/Tahaui Ahtanov

Tahaui Aktanov (1923-1994) was born on 25 October in the village Setargys in Shalkar district of Aktobe region. In 1940 he entered the Kazakh state pedagogical Institute named after Abai. While training in the second year he asked and went to the front. The first literary works of art were published on the pages of front-line Newspapers in the form of poems, essays. After demobilization in 1948 he was engaged in literary work. The first poems were published in a collective collection called " the Voice of youth". At this time, his literary and critical articles were published, the first monographic studies were published. However, such genres as thoughtful and fruitful work of the writer - prose and drama.

Compositions
First published story- "The legend of kui". In 1956, the novel "Terrible days"was published. For the story" Gave cheeses "(processed, replenished and became the Novel" Buran") the author in 1966 was awarded the State prize of the Kazakh SSR named after Abay. In 1968 drama "Saule" and then drama" Buran"," Ant"," Daddy and son " become a viable Kazakh scene. Dramas" Love "," Unexpected meeting", comedies" Sybaga of lion," were presented on the stage of the Kazakh, Russian and related peoples. He translated A. N. Tolstoy's Trilogy "On a Passionate trip", M. Gorkiy's stories to the Kazakh language.

He was an editor, head of the Department, head of the scenario Department of the film Studio in the publishing house "Fiction". He worked as an editor of the magazine

" Literature and art " ,"Zhuldyz", Secretary of the Union of writers of Kazakhstan, head of the Main Department of arts, Director of the Republican book chamber. He was awarded the order of the Patriotic war II degree, two orders of the red Star, the red banner of Labor, "Badge of Honor". The writer was awarded the title of people's writer of Kazakhstan.