THE WORK OF EDGAR ALLAN POE AND DETECTIVE-ADVENTURE MOTIFS IN UZBEK WRITERS

Abstract

 This article investigates the typological and aesthetic impact of Edgar Allan Poe’s detective fiction on the evolution of detective-adventure themes in Uzbek literature. Poe, the father of the traditional detective genre, pioneered narrative frameworks based on analytical reasoning, logical reconstruction of crime, and intellectual investigation. These paradigms, which originated in a Western cultural framework, were later indirectly reflected in Uzbek literature through genre experimentation, modified narrative tactics, and culturally distinctive interpretations. Using comparative and typological research, the study investigates how Uzbek writers incorporate detective-adventure tropes while maintaining national literary traditions. The findings show that Poe’s impact works through creative transformation rather than straight copying, helping to shape the growth of modern Uzbek prose within global literary discourse.