The article analyzes the stories of Isajon Sultan, one of the most famous writers of modern Uzbek literature. Analyzed his stories "Bibi Salima", "Manzil", "Bagi Eram", demonstrated the writer's ability to effectively use the traditions of folklore and classical literature. The subtle side of the writer's work is the synthesis of the past, history and future by mythological methods. Analysis of the story "Conversion" shows that in most of the artist's works the spirit of self-knowledge, understanding of the meaning of life, is guided. The author's use of ancient mythological images as a conditionally symbolic background is revealed on the example of the story "The Garden of Eram".

modern Uzbek literature, prose, story, genre, style, folklore, hero, imagе