THE HARMONY OF MODERNITY AND NATIONAL IDENTITY IN THE SHORT STORIES OF KHURSHID DOSTMUHAMMAD

This article analyzes the harmony between the categories of modernity and nationality in the short stories of Khurshid Dostmuhammad, one of the prominent representatives of contemporary Uzbek literature. The synthesis of modern artistic thinking with national mentality, tradition, historical memory, and spiritual values in the writer’s works is highlighted as the main object of research. Through the depiction of the characters’ inner world, psychological experiences, and their relationship with the social environment, the process of modern individuals’ awareness of their national identity is revealed. In the course of the study, the writer’s artistic style, the system of symbolic images, the harmony of language and thought, and the aesthetic expression of nationality are analyzed from a scholarly and theoretical perspective. The article aims to determine the role and significance of Khurshid Dostmuhammad’s short stories in the contemporary literary process.