Aldar kose, (native name Kazakh: Алдар көсе/Aldar köse) is a Kazakh folk fairy tale and name of main character. He is the collective image of the sly but very kind man. In fairy tales he is a swindler, cheating the greedy rich, evil Khans and helping the poor and weak people. The Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan refers to him as a "creative liar".
In theatre and film
A play Aldar-Kose, a folk-comedy by Shakhmet Khusainov, was published in the early 1940s. In 1964 a Soviet film simply entitled Aldar-Kose was produced by Sh. Aimanov. In Turkmenistan a children's film, Prikluchenia Aldar-Kose (The Adventures of Aldar Kose), was released in 1970.
- "Aldar-Kose / Shaven Impostor" (1964)
- . Aldar-Kose (cartoon, 1976)
- . As Aldar-Kose outwitted tiger (animation, 1976)
- . "Aldar-Kose" (2011)
- .Animation Series "Aldar Kösenіñ köñіldі oqigalary" - 83 series. Production Studio Azia Animation (2009-2011) Authors: Igor Kraus and Arthur Kraus.
References
- Utegenov, Quatbay (15 February 2006). Karakalpak Folk Tales. Trafford Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-4122-3702-4.
- Қазақ әдебиеті. Энциклопедиялық анықтамалық. - Алматы: «Аруна Ltd.» ЖШС, 2010.ISBN 9965-26-096-6
- Lawrence, Sir John (1947). Life in Russia. G. Allen & Unwin. p. 232.
- Kassymova, Didar; Kundakbayeva, Zhanat; Markus, Ustina (18 May 2012). Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan. Scarecrow Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-8108-7983-6.
- Brisbane, Katherine; Chaturvedi, Ravi; Majumdar, Ramendu (16 August 2005). The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 5: Asia/Pacific. Routledge. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-134-92978-8.
- Burkitbai, Ayaghan (2007). Kazakhstan: encyclopedic reference book. Kazakh Encyclopedia, Ministry of Culture and Information. p. 149. ISBN 978-9965-893-00-1.
- Abazov, Rafis (2007). Culture and Customs of the Central Asian Republics. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-313-33656-0.
