Jolon Mamytov


Jolon Mamytov was a famous Kyrgyz aqyn, known especially for his love songs/poems. He was born in the village of Tölöykön in Kara-Suu District, Osh oblast, Kyrgyz SSR and died in Bishkek.

Awards

Mamytov received the Soviet Medal "For Labour Valour" in 1973, and in 1981 received the Kyrgyzstan Lenin Komsomol Prize for his poetry collections "Суунун өмүрү" and "Эр Чилтен", as well as the puppet show he wrote called "Түрк эненин балдары", and the cartoon screenplay "Olokon".
Posthumously, Mamytov was awarded the A. Maldybayev award for the libretto opera "Sepil", as well as the national Toktogul award for his poetry book "Жүз жашка тол, кылым".

Publications

Mamytov wrote in both Kyrgyz and Russian, and also participated in translation of some works between the two. The following are among his more notable works.

Songs, poetry, and Fiction

A number of Mamytov's poems are now published on the internet.