Shahodat Isakhanova and Translated by Asror Allayarov

Shahodat Isakhanova was born on 1 January 1949 in Sheikhlar Village, Ishtikhon District, Samarkand Region, Uzbekistan. In 1971, she graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at Tashkent State University. She has worked for Saodat magazine, Uzbekistan TV, and Kamalak Publishing House. Her collection of short stories, novellas, and novels was published in Uzbekistan and abroad, especially in the United States. Her historical novels gained prestigious national and international literary awards.