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Vol. 13 No. 4 (2026)
International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research & Development

Articles

HISTORICAL MIGRATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXILE IN JAVLON JOVLIEV'S «QO'RQMA» (DON'T BE AFRAID): A LYRICAL-TRAGIC ANALYSIS

Published 2026-04-19

  • Namazova Manzura Urakovna

Namazova Manzura Urakovna
PhD, Associate Professor, Shahrisabz State Pedagogical Institute

Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive examination of Javlon Jovliev's novel «Qo'rqma» (Don't Be Afraid, 2020) as a significant contribution to Uzbek literature's engagement with historical migration and educational exile [1, 376]. The study analyzes how the novel represents the experiences of Uzbek students who traveled to Germany in the 1920s for education, and it explores themes of intellectual migration, cultural hybridity, and tragic return [2, 13]. Through detailed textual analysis, the research investigates Jovliev's distinctive «liro-tragic» (lyrical-tragic) style that combines lyrical prose, dramatic tension, and historical documentary [3, 16]. The analysis reveals how the novel connects early twentieth-century educational migration with contemporary Uzbek identity formation, and it employs innovative narrative techniques including dream-hallucination sequences, temporal fluidity, and semiotic symbolism [4, 15]. The study argues that «Qo'rqma» represents a new aesthetic direction in Uzbek prose, and it demonstrates how the work harmonizes traditional literary heritage with modern stylistic innovations while engaging with traumatic historical memory [5, 89].

Keywords

Javlon Jovliev, «Qo'rqma,» Uzbek literature, historical migration, educational exile, lyrical-tragic novel, 1920s Germany, Soviet repression, cultural memory, postcolonial identity.

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