Omor Sooronov was a well-known literary scholar, poet, and writer, as well as a member of the Union of Writers of Kyrgyzstan. He was awarded the State Prize in the field of science and technology and received the Order of "Manas" III degree. Additionally, he held the title of honorary professor at the Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn.
From the archive: Omor Sooronov
Omor Sooronov was born on February 28, 1940, in the village of Gologon, Bazar-Korgon district. In 1967, he graduated with honors from the philological faculty of Kyrgyz State University, after which he began working as a teacher at the Jalal-Abad Pedagogical College named after A. S. Pushkin.
Since 1969, his professional activity was associated with the Institute of Language and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan.
From 1979 to 1981, he served as the head of the fiction editorial board at the "Kyrgyzstan" publishing house.
From 1992 to 1995, Sooronov taught at the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical University named after I. Arabayev and worked as a senior researcher at KNAU.
He began his literary career with poetry, and his works started being published in 1957. In 1971, his first poetry collection "Tooloromdun zynaty" was released. In total, he published eight poetry collections, including "Eki togolok" (1993), aimed at a youth audience. His poem "Alykul" earned him his first prize and recognition.
Most of his life, Omor Sooronov dedicated to literary studies and criticism. He restored and published many forgotten works of Kyrgyz authors and also translated texts from Arabic and Latin scripts into modern Kyrgyz. Among his publications are "Majmu at-tavarikh" (late 15th century), "Sanat digarasttar" by Moldo Niyaz, "Kazaldar" by Moldo Kylch, and others.
He also studied the manuscripts of "Manas" by Togolok Moldo and prepared a monograph on the events of the Manas trilogy. His research covered the works of Mukai Elebaev, including the documentary story "Mukai".
Omor Sooronov was a co-author of significant works such as the two-volume "History of Kyrgyz Soviet Literature" (1987, 1990), the seven-volume "History of Kyrgyz Literature" (2004, 2005), and the fundamental "Anthology of Pedagogical Thought of the Kyrgyz SSR," published in Moscow in 1988.
He authored more than four hundred articles published in newspapers, magazines, and encyclopedias. In 2009, his two-volume work "Word on Manuscripts" was published by "Turar".
For his achievements in science and culture, Omor Sooronov was awarded the titles of "Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic," the State Prize in the field of science and technology, as well as the Order of "Manas" III degree. His name is included in the list of distinguished figures in public education and laureates of the Mukai Elebaev Literary Prize.
