Childhood
What is the real name of Abai?
Ibragim
When and where was Abai born?
1845, Semei
Who were Abai's parents?
Ulzhan and Kunanbay
Name the poems about seasons of the year?
Winter, spring, summer and autumn
How old was he when he wrote his first poem?
12 years old
What is the connection between Abai and Mukhtar Auezov, who wrote an epic novel about the poet?
Mukhtar Auezov is a distant relative of Abai
Who influenced his interest in poetry and literature?
His grandmother Zere
How many parts of "The book of words" did he write?
46
What languages did he learn in madrassah?
Arabic, Persian
How many classic Russian works of literature he translated into Kazakh?
50
What is the name of his cousin who became a famous kazakh poet?
Shakarim
What kind of Russian poets did he translate?
Pushkin, lermontov, Krylov and Nekrasov
What was his favourite game?
Togyz kumalak
What was Mukhtar Auezov originally going to name "Abai Zholy" ("Abai")?
Telgara (Телғара)
At what age did Kunanbai send him to study to Semei?
10 years old
What is his famous non-fiction work?
The book of words (Қара сөздер)
What was the reason of leaving school?
His father decided to train him to take over his role leading the local community and to become head of the family
Abai was the founder of Kazakh literature and best-known writer. Also he was a poet, translator, philosopher and ... ?
songwriter / composer
What is the real name of Aikerim (Abai's second wife)?
Shukiman (Шүкімән)
What was Abai's pen name that was used for his first poems?
Kokbay