Timur Zulfiqorov ( Russian/

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:Тимур Зульфикаров/Темур Зулфиқоров) (born 17 August 1936) is a Russian / Tajik

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, and novelist. He was born in

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Writing and awards

Winner of Ivan Bunin Award for his work Zolotye Pismena Lyubvi (The Golden Letters of Love). The Nika Prize in 2001 was awarded to a romance to Zulfikarov's lyrics for the art-house melodrama ''Listen, Is It Raining?'' performed by singer Lina Mkrtchyan, written by composer Isaac Schwartz.

Works

Gyron and Nolon on the Shipyard of Water.

References

External links

* Zulfikarov, Timur Zulfikarov, Timur People from Dushanbe Zulfikarov Zulfikarov Zulfikarov Tajik poets 20th-century Tajikistani writers 21st-century Tajikistani writers Maxim Gorky Literature Institute alumni 21st-century Tajikistani poets {{Tajikistan-poet-stub