Azerbaijan Translation Center shows interest in the works of classics of Turkmen literature
A high-quality translation of literary work – a prose or a poetry – is a painstaking labour of a translator. When reading a story, poem or any other type of literary work translated from a foreign language, we perceive the text itself with its meaning, emotions and characters. It is quite a challenging task to preserve the author’s semantic and emotional message for readers as close as possible. The specialists of the Azerbaijan State Translation Centre (AzSTC) , who are engaged in the regulation of language sphere and translation services, are also convinced of this.
Founded in 2012, the Translation Center is engaged in promoting Azerbaijani literature worldwide at the international level and world literature in the country through translations into Azerbaijani. The Center has a magazine of world literature “Khazar” (a quarterly printed organ), where world literature works translated into Azerbaijani are published.
Expressing interest in publishing the works of the classics of Turkmen literature in the “Khazar” magazine, the editorial staff of the publication proposes to send the creative heritage of the great Turkmen authors to the Translation Center for translation into the Azerbaijani.
Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have centuries-old friendly ties. The two fraternal peoples share common ethnic roots, history, traditions, culture etc. Mutually beneficial cooperation between countries are continued nowadays. Last week, Memorandum between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan on joint development of the Dostluk hydrocarbon field was signed.
This year, Azerbaijan declared this year the “Year of Nizami Ganjavi”. The greatest representative of the Eastern Renaissance, the author of the famous works “Leili and Mejnun”, “Iskander-Name”, “Khosrov and Shirin” had a great influence on the development of literature of the Turkic peoples.
The exact date of birth of the classic is unknown, but the study of the poet’s biography and work shows as 1141. This year has been officially recognized by UNESCO. In honor of the 850th anniversary of the Persian poet, 1991 was also declared the year of Nizami.
Continuing to acquaint foreign readers with the classics of Azerbaijani literature, the Azerbaijan State Translation Center is planning to organize online seminars dedicated to the works of Nizami Ganjavi. ORIENT will keep you informed on cultural events.
