THE FATHER FIGURE IN EASTERN LITERATURE OF THE 20TH–21ST CENTURIES

father figure, Eastern literature, comparative analysis, poetics, national values

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In the literature of the 20th–21st centuries, the father figure emerges as a significant poetic and spiritual phenomenon in Eastern traditions. In Uzbek, Japanese, Chinese, and Turkish literature, the paternal image is interpreted in close connection with national mentality, values, and social realities. This article provides a comparative analysis of father figures in the works of O‘tkir Hoshimov, Chingiz Aytmatov, Haruki Murakami, Orhan Pamuk, and Mo Yan, revealing their literary functions and aesthetic significance.