Natig Rasulzadeh (also spelledNatik via Russian;Azerbaijani:Natiq Rəsulzadə) is a contemporaryAzerbaijani writer. He was born inBaku on June 5, 1949. At age 17, he was already publishing in “Youth of Azerbaijan” newspaper. After finishing high school, Rasulzadeh entered the BakuPolytechnic Institute (nowAzerbaijan Technical University). However, four years later, he quit his studies and transferred to theMaxim Gorky Literature Institute inMoscow,Russia. His works have been published regularly in Baku and Moscow newspapers since 1970.[1]
In 1975, after having graduated from the Literature Institute, Natig Rasulzadeh returned to Baku and began working as an editor at the “Azerneshr” publishing house. A year later, he moved to “Azerbaijanfilm” film studio, first working as an editor at the Documentary Chronicles department and later at the Feature Film department.[1]
In 1979, Natig started working at “Literary Azerbaijan” magazine. In early 1990s, Natig became chief editor of “Araz” magazine, which at the time had circulation of 50,000. The magazine was distributed all over theFormer Soviet Union and later inCIS countries. A few years later, the magazine was closed and Natig went back to the “Literary Azerbaijan” magazine, where he keeps working to date, as the head of the Prose Department.[1]
Natig Rasulzadeh is a member ofAzerbaijan Writers Union andAzerbaijan Cinematographers Union. He is the author of about 30 books, which have been published in Baku, Moscow, Hungary, Poland and Yugoslavia. Among them such books as:
He has written screenplays for numerous movies including:
Together withEldar Guliyev, he has written: This Wonderful World (Etot Prekrasniy Mir) and Sanatorium (Sanatoriy) and withVagif Mustafayev, the co-authored Monument (Pamyatnik).
In 1984, Natig Rasulzadeh received the Azerbaijan GosTeleRadio (State TV and Radio) Award for Best Play of the Year (1984) and the SSR RussianOstrovsky Award. He was recipient of Azerbaijan Komsomol Award (1988) and Honored Art Worker (1999).[2]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
