This month, our good friend, Manizha, writes about her famous uncle.
MY
father had a famous brother, but I never saw him because my uncle died in 1961 when
he was 32. He was a famous writer.
My grandfather was a teacher and loved
books. He dreamed that his son would become a writer and he named him in honor of his favorite writer –
Tolstoy. His name was adapted to be Tolis. Now the name Tolis has become
very popular. My uncle Tolis read a lot and always said that books are the
greatest friends. He graduated from university and became a writer. He was the
author of novels, short stories, fairy tales for children and did many
translations of famous literary works. His works are studied in schools. A
street in our capital and a school are also named after him. —Manizha