The life, works and literary personality of Neriman Hasanzade

Poet, playwright, politician, journalist, member of the Azerbaijani Writers Union (1954), Philology Doctor (1965), Azerbaijan's Honored Art Worker (1981), the Republic of Azerbaijan Supreme Soviet deputy (1990-1995), Azerbaijan People's Poet (2005) Poet of the Year prize winner (2010) Nariman Həsənzadə was born in Poylu town of Qazaq province on February 18, 1931. He completed his primary and secondary education in his own town. He started to study at Ganja State Pedagogical University in 1949. Between the years 1962-65, he was the chair of "History of Azerbaijani Literature" department at Azerbaijan State University. In 1965, he wrote his thesis on "Azerbaijan-Ukrainian Literary Relations" and gained the degree of doctor of philology (Ph.D). Nəriman Həsənzadə takes his real fame from his literary works rather than his political side. Həsənzadə has many poetry books, stories, plays and columns. Həsənzadə has penned his works with simple Azerbaijani Turkish, which makes his fame among ordinary people clear as he was easily understood. His poems are usually quatrain and most are written in syllabic dimensions of 8 or 11. His poems are mostly about love, homeland and Turkism. Many of his other works usually refer to Azerbaijani history and important personalities of Azerbaijan. In this thesis, we have studied the works of Nəriman Həsənzadə, one of the important and productive names of Azerbaijani literature, and his literary personality. Key Words: Nəriman Həsənzadə, Azerbaijani literature, Turkish literature, Turkology, Azerbaijan.