Saken Omur
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Saken Omur | |
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| Native name | ساكەن ۅمۉر |
| Born | 1927 Karajül, Artush, Xinjiang |
| Language | Kyrgyz |
| Nationality | Kyrgyz |
| Citizenship |  China |
| Genre | novels, short stories, poetry |
| Notable works | Joyful Road |
Saken Ömür (born 1927; Kyrgyz: ساكەن ۅمۉر) is a Kyrgyz writer[1] and poet from China.
Saken was born in 1927 in Karajül village outside of Artush.[2] From 1943 till 1946 he studied at Kashgar Normal College.
He worked as a teacher at the Central University for Nationalities from 1957 to 1966, and as an editor for the Kyzylsuu newspaper from 1979 till his retirement in 1987.
His first work When I see it with my own eyes (Öz közüm menen körgöndö) was published in 1961.[2] During the sixties he also did a lot of work on the collecting, writing and publishing of Jusup Mamay's version of the Manas epic.[2]
His novel Joyful Road (Şaŋduu jol) received the Tulpar literature award.[3][4]