Mukhtar Auezov was a Kazakh writer, scholar, professor. His creative path began in 1917 with the play Yenlik-Kebek based on a folk legend about two young people.
He is the author of short stories including Beauty in Mourning, Orphan's Fate, Who is to Blame?, An Orphan, Fierce and Grey, the story The Incident on Karash-Karash, the novel Hard Times, the plays Stone Plumage, In an Apple Orchard, monographs on the history of Kazakh literature and folklore. Many of these works deal with the problems of Kazakh feudal society at that time.
His most famous work is the four-volume epic novel The Path of Abai. It has been translated into many languages and was included in the Library of World Literature.
In 1945, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Abai, Auezov wrote the libretto of the Abai opera and the script of the feature film The Songs of Abai.
In addition, the film Fierce, which was based on a story by Auezov was nominated for the Academy Award (Oscar).
Mukhtar Auezov was the first writer who contributed to the establishment and development of Kazakh literary school through his creative works. He also translated into Kazakh language many literary masterpieces, including works by Shakespeare, Gogol and others. Auezov's works have been repeatedly republished and translated into many languages.