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In Koktebel, the poet, prose writer, translator and artist Vladimir Aleinikov has died at the age of 80. According to his daughter, he died unexpectedly — during the night, without waking up in the morning. The date and place of the farewell ceremony have not yet been determined.
Aziz KarimovPoet Yevgeny Chigrin has died at the age of 65. According to his relatives, he had the final stage of cancer, which he had been fighting for three years. Chigrin was a member of the international PEN Club and the Moscow Union of Writers; his poems were published in major literary magazines and translated into several languages.
Otabek YusupovOn October 25 (November 7, New Style), 1908, the poet Maqsud Shaykhzade was born — a repressed and later rehabilitated author, translator of Shakespeare and Rustaveli, and playwright. Gazeta published a piece about his biography and a quiz on his poems.
Otabek YusupovAn overview of Gabriel García Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, published in 1967: the story of the Buendía family in Macondo, the theme of solitude, the arrival of the banana company and the collective forgetting of tragedies.
Otabek YusupovFrance has introduced the Prix Pascal literary prize for works created by humans together with artificial intelligence. Authors from any country may participate; applications are accepted until November 30, and the winner will be announced in early December. The prize emerged against the backdrop of the scandal surrounding Thélisson Aurélien, who was removed from the Goncourt Prize shortlist over suspicions of using AI.
Otabek YusupovJapanese novelist Ryu Murakami died last Saturday at the age of 74, the Jiji Press agency reported. The author of Almost Transparent Blue and Coin Locker Babies won the Gunzo and Akutagawa prizes in 1976 for his debut novel, which sold about 3.5 million copies. The family held a private farewell ceremony.
Aziz KarimovAmid the scandal surrounding Télesphore Orléane and debates over AI among Goncourt Prize finalists, France has launched the Prix Pascal de Littérature IA, openly encouraging the use of AI in writing books. Participants must submit a manuscript and a technical dossier describing the algorithmic assistance. The 2026 winner will be announced in mid-December; there is no cash prize — help with publication is promised instead.
Javlon TursunovIn the next installment of its '5 Minutes' column, the Kun.uz publication turned to Ivan Turgenev's classic work 'Mumu'. The text examines the fate of the main character — the deaf-mute Gerasim, his love for Tatyana and the dog Mumu, as well as the position of the lady, who took the fates of those around her into her own hands.
Shahnoza Ergasheva
