Zharaskan Abdirash

Zharaskan Abdirash (Жарасқан Әбдіраш, Jarasqan Äbdıraş; 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).

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.