Mukhtar Auezov

Mukhtar Auezov (1897-1961) a distinguished Kazakh writer, playwright and statesman was born in Semey region of Kazakhstan. His grandfather was a friend of the outstanding Kazakh poet and educator Abai Kunanbaev. He taught the future writer read from Abai’s manuscript verses. Mukhtar Auezov graduated from Semipalatinsk Teacher’s Seminary and in1926, from Leningrad University. His writing career began with the play “Enlik-Kebek”, based on the folk legend of tragic love. In the course of his life he wrote over 20 plays and many short stories and novels. His best work rightly considered being the epic novel ''Abai'', which gives a mastery panorama of Kazakh life in the second half of the 19-th century. The novel has had an enormous influence on Kazakh literature and has been translated into many languages. A famous story “Kokserek” was published in 1929. It reminds the readers of Jack London’s story “The Call of the Wild” and “White Fang”. In his story he portrays a wolf as the wild beast which although raised between remains true to his own nature and opposed to the world of humans.

The name of Mukhtar Auesov is the brightest among the most remarkable names of his contemporaries. He is a prominent translator. His translations of Tolstoi, Checkov, Shakespeare, London, are masterpieces that greatly enriched Kazakh literature. Mukhtar Auezov will always be associated with Kazakh literature.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in Stratford -upon -Avon in the family of rich citizen whose business was making and selling leather gloves. While still a teenager of nineteen, William married Anne Hathaway, a farmer’s daughter some years older than himself, and they had three daughters. In 1587 Shakespeare went to work in London, leaving Ann and the children at home.He soon began to act and to write plays.

By1603, Shakespeare wrote at least thirty-seven plays, although few published in his lifetime. Among them there were comedies, tragedies, chronicles. Among Shakespeare’s most famous works are "Hamlet, "King Lear", "Richard 3’’ and many others which are staged in all major theatres throughout the world. The first collection was published in 1623, seven years after his death. Besides plays, Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, which are real masterpieces of poetry. There are many expressions in modem English which have come from Shakespeare` s plays, some of them have been changed a little. Here is some example. “All`s well that ends well,” “Brevity is the sole of wit,” “the entire world’s a stage,” “Love’s blind” etc.