Abstract. This article examines parody and pastiche in Gafur Gulom’s Shum Bola, a landmark of Uzbek literature. Drawing on intertextual theory, it analyzes how Gulom employs these devices to construct a two‑layered narrative: an adventure story for children and a subtle social critique for adults. Parody operates through caricatured figures (the wealthy Sariboy) and the child protagonist Qoravoy, whose perspective defamiliarizes adult hypocrisy. Pastiche integrates folk jokes, fairy‑tale motifs, and three distinct speech styles-children’s, adult’s, and authorial-into a unified literary language. The study concludes that parody and pastiche served as essential artistic strategies for navigating Soviet-era ideological constraints while addressing universal moral questions, securing the work’s lasting significance.