Kasymaly Jantöshev

Kasymaly Jantöshev
Native name
Касымалы Жантөшев
Born(1904-09-15)15 September 1904
Tengizbay or Tepke, Russian Turkestan, Russian Empire
Died13 August 1968(1968-08-13) (aged 63)
Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • Playwright
  • Translator
Alma materFrunze Pedagogical College
Period1926–1963
Genre
  • Drama
  • Folklore
Literary movementSocialist realism

Kasymaly Jantöshev (Kyrgyz: Касымалы Жантөшев; 15 September 1904 – 13 August 1968) was a Kyrgyz writer and playwright. Jantöshev is regarded as one of the most important Kyrgyz writers, and is considered to be one of the founders of Kyrgyz drama and theatre. Many of his works portray the transformation of Kyrgyz society during the 20th-century, and contain socialist themes. One of Jantöshev's novels, Kanybek, has become part of Kyrgyzstan's cultural heritage, and remains very popular within the country.

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