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About the novel Holdor Volkano "The Moon Outside My Window"
Fantastic Reality
Volkano (Abdusalimov Holdorboy Usmanovich) was born in
Maslakhat village, Altinkulsk District, Andizhan Region, the Republic
of Uzbekistan in 1959. In 1975 he finished school. In 1976-1978 he
worked as an artist and designer in different institutions. For two
years, from 1978 to 1980, he served in the army. Since 1975 he has been
writing poetry and prose under the pen-name of Volkano in two languages,
Uzbek and Russian. In 1996 he graduated from Tashkent State University.
Since 1999 he has been a member the Union of Writers of Uzbekistan. He
is the author of three collections of poems, 5 books of stories and 2
novels. He is married and has 5 children. At present Volkano lives in
Canada.
Vladimir Mayakovsky said in his autobiography that he was a
poet, and that was what made him an interesting man. Holdor Volkano is
a poet and a writer, and that is what makes him an interesting
personality. We will leave it to historians to tell the world who, in
fact, Volkano is, what his political views are, what outstanding people
he rubs shoulders with, what his honors and awards are and so on. We
have his books at hand and we have the lucky chance to read them,
that"s all. We will open his novel "The Moon Outside My Window", start
reading it and will be unable to tear off our eyes from the book. We"ll
read it on and on nonstop wondering what will happen next for so
exciting is the story, so interesting the episode that we,
subconsciously, will get involved in it, be part of it and start
talking with the characters of the book, joining them in the laugh,
shedding tears with them, advising them what to do, judging them when
they do something wrong and rejoicing when they do something right. Al Kizim, the main character of the book, is of special
interest to us because, as the main character of the novel he finds
himself in all the situations and circumstances described in it: life
and death, war and peace, love and marriage, divorce and
reconciliation, crime and punishment, good luck and bad fortune and
what not. The book is written in the first person, and we might
expect Al Kizim to be a real hero, a positive character against the
background of the other characters with their flaws and faults,
inadequate behavior and such. Ironically, he happens to be one of them,
a man with strong points and week points, acting right and not quite
right, in fact, he is just a man of common sense taken by the author
from real life. The scene is laid in Uzbekistan, a country in Central
Asia, with its customs, traditions, beliefs, the way of life and so on,
and one may expect the description of some sophisticated people beyond
European and American understanding. As we read the book our
precautions vanish into thin air from the very first pages. We see an
amazing unity of human"s nature regardless of where one lives: in the
East, West, South or North. We are all humans and must treat one
another as such. It"s a dominant and recurring theme of
Volkano"s novel which can be plainly seen from the behavior and mutual
relationship of his novel"s personages: Uzbeks, Russians, Georgians,
Armenians and others. There is, of course, some national touch and
coloration of Usbek people"s way of life but it should not be
exaggerated which, incidentally, none of the characters of the novel
do. It doesn"t even occur to them to make it a problem.
While we read the book we cannot but fall in love with its
female characters: Babat and Salima. Love for the husband, care for the
children and the family, weakness and strength of the heart, chastity
and purity, dignity and honesty, all this combined with open heart and
physical charm makes them amazingly attractive women for the reader who
will excitedly read every line of the chapters devoted to them. It"s
not for nothing that Al Kizim loves both of them dearly and even keeps
his promise when he tells Salima that he will follow her if she passes
away. As we mentioned before, the author resorts to imaginative
creation of episodes and scenes putting his characters in all possible
and impossible situations, real and unreal, and he does it to show his
characters" true nature for one can only be understood in full when
others see his or her behavior in non-standard and non-typical
circumstances. We will see Al Kizim flying in a balloon, fishing,
gambling, doing business, fighting, falling in love, leaving the family
and coming back, burying his friends, and what not. The same goes for
other characters such as Adalatov, Ramazanov and others who find
themselves in most extraordinary situations and show their true nature
in action, which, as the saying goes, speak louder than words.
Al Kizim is a believer, a Muslim. He says his prayers
regularly and he fears Allah. But he is far from being a man of
chasity, nor is he an exceedingly righteous man. He will commit a sin,
regret it, say his prayer and try not to do wrong again. The most
important thing about him is that he is tolerant of other people"s
beliefs. When Kalankhan Adalatov, feeling that he is about to breathe
his last, asks Al Kizim to bury him in the Christian Cemetery Al Kizim
promises that he will do it and keeps his promise. Even the Imam of the
local Mosque Zainutdin Ibn Gainutdin attends Adalatov"s funeral saying
all people on earth are the children of Adam Allaikhissalam. In another episode Ramazanov, a Muslim and Adalatov, a
Christian, when taken aback by some danger threatening their lives take
turns in praying: "Ramazanov started praying. When he finished his
prayer Kalankhan Adalatov, being an Orthodox Christian, crossed himself
and started singing a psalm from the Bible".
Religious tolerance is inherent to other characters of the
novel as well. The author"s latent ideа is that belief is a personal
thing, and one recognizes another man"s or woman"s right to believe in
whatever he or she wants. And it"s not the author"s dream or fantasy.
It"s reality observed and very well depicted by the writer in his novel.
Holdor Volkano narrates his story full of adventurous
scenes and exciting episodes without making judgements and taking
sides. He gives true pictures of life leaving it to the reader to form
his or her own opinion of the events and characters described in this
exciting book.
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