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Tajikistan, 1967), Dar Olami Balet (In the World of the Ballet, 1975),

Tadzhikskii narodnii teatr (Tajikistan's People's Theater, 1956), Istoria
tadzhikskogo sovetskogo teatra 1917-1941(The History of the Soviet-
Tajik Theater [1917-1941], 1967), Tadzhikskii teatr (Tajik Theater,
1968), "Muhamadjon Qosimov" ("Muhammadjon Qosimov," 1978),
"Asli Burhonov" ("Asli Burhonov," 1982), and Nim Umri Pur Samar
(The Fruitful Half of Life, 1980).
Nurjonov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1961.
Nurjonov was recognized as a Distinguished Artist of Tajikistan in
1974. He also received four medals and the Honorary Order of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.
Nurjonov has traveled in England, Italy, France, Greece, Poland,
Iran, and Afghanistan.
Nurov, Amon
Tajik scholar and linguist Amon Nurov, also referred to as Nur, was
born into a family of farmers in the Maschoh district of Zarafshan
province in 1938.
He graduated from Tajikistan State University in 1959 with a degree
in Persian language and literature. Between 1959 and 1966, he served as
an employee of the Language and Literature Institute of the Academy of
Sciences of Tajikistan. From 1966 to 1969, he taught at Maschoh high
schools. In 1969, he joined the staff of the Ensaiklopidioi Sovetii Tojik
(The Tajik Soviet Encyclopedia). The two-volume Farhangi Osori Jomi
(The Dictionary of Jami's Works), 1983-84, is among his other
contributions to compiling information in encyclopedic format.
Nurov won the Mavlavi Language Prize in 1991.

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Obidi
See Obidov, Homid.
Obidkhojaev, Lutfullo
Tajik poet Lutfullo Obidkhojaev, also referred to as Lutfi, was born
to a clerical family in Uroteppa in 1898. He received his early education
in traditional, as well as new-method schools of the region. In 1919, he
finished a one-year course in education, and until 1923, participated in
the struggle against the Basmachis. From then until 1949, he served in
the army and in the judicial system. Thereafter, he became a literary
worker at Rohi Sotsiolism.
Obidkhojaev's literary career began in 1925, when he contributed to
Ovozi Tojik and Mullo Mushfiqi. He produced verses using almost all
the traditional genres of Tajik poetry. The themes of his poetry are
soviet in nature, including denunciation of feudalism, enemies of the
people, and traditional ways. His contributions include "Muhabbat va
Zafar" ("Love and Victory," 1947); "Tuhfai Shoir" ("The Gift of the
Poet," 1949); and Asarhoi Muntakhab (Selected Works, 1959).
The following two stories deal with the lives of Tajik women before
and after the Revolution: "Salim-Partizan" ("Salim the Party Girl,"
1938), and "Najminiso" ("Najminisa," 1941).
Obidkhojaev joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in
1939. He is a recipient of the medal for Renown Service.
Obidkhojaev died on January 2, 1957 in Uroteppa.