Language and Style Issues In The Works Of Uzbek Criminal Fiction Writers
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https://doi.org/10.47134/academicia.v6i3.42Keywords:
Uzbek Literature, Criminal Fiction, Detective Genre, Style, Language, Tohir Malik, Komiljon Sindarov, O‘Lmas Umarbekov, Xurshid Do‘Stmuhammad, Artistic DetailAbstract
Although the criminal genre in Uzbek literature has not yet been fully studied from a theoretical perspective, literary works belonging to this field are actively being written under such genre labels as adventure, detective fiction, thriller, and crime prose. In recent years, many works devoted to the mysterious “paths” of crime have been published. Among them, there are artistically mature examples, as well as texts criticized by literary scholars and readers as “market literature” or “light fiction.” This article examines language and style issues in Uzbek criminal fiction and analyzes the creative styles of writers working in this thematic direction. Special attention is given to the works of O‘lmas Umarbekov, Tohir Malik, Xurshid Do‘stmuhammad, and Komiljon Sindarov, whose contributions have shaped the development of national detective and criminal prose. The article argues that successful criminal fiction depends not only on unexpected events and mysterious plots but also on artistic style, psychological depth, compositional skill, linguistic precision, and the meaningful use of details. The study also discusses weaknesses found in some contemporary Uzbek criminal works, including excessive narration, insufficient artistic refinement, dependence on sensational events, and the danger of unintentionally romanticizing criminal characters
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