Abyss (play)
Drama by Huseyn Javid
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"Abyss" (Azerbaijani: Uçurum), or "Uchurum" is a poetic drama,[1] a tragedy in four acts written in 1917 by the Azerbaijani poet and playwright Huseyn Javid. The play was firstly published in 1926 in Baku by the Azerbaijan State Publishing House.[2] It was then republished only in 1968 in the first volume of the "Selected Works" of the Huseyn Javid.[3] The first production of the play took place in 1922. Thus, in the 1922/23 of the theatrical season, the play was staged in the State Turkic Theater named after Dadash Bunyatzade by the director Abbas Mirza Sharifzade.
| Abyss Azerbaijani: Uçurum | |
|---|---|
The plays program. The State Turkic Theater named after D. Bunyatzade | |
| Written by | Huseyn Javid |
| Date premiered | 1922 |
| Place premiered | Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre |
| Original language | Azerbaijani |
| Genre | Tragedy |
This is one of H. Javids dramas, in which a special place is occupied by the people who face the injustice of the society and are left alone with their experiences.[4] It was also believed that the play was marked by the pan-Turkic sentiments.[5]