P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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Amonov's forté is the study of Tajik folklore. Most of his works are

dedicated to an analysis and understanding of the works of local singers,

poets, and musicians. Two of his monographs, Ocherke Ijodiyoti

Dahanakii Kulob (mentioned above) and Az Paii Khidmati Khalq (In

the Service of the People, 1963) are among the most important works

published on Tajik folklore in that time.

Amonov joined the Union of the Writers of the Soviet Union in

1959.

Rajab Amonov passed away on May 27, 2002.