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Tursunov, Sattor

Tajik author Sattor Tursunov, also referred to as Sattor Tursun, was

born into a family of farmers in the village of Posurkhi of Baisun dis-

trict, Surkhon Dariya, Uzbekistan, on February 15, 1946. He joined the

CPSU in 1975.

Tursunov graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree

in Arabic in 1970. In the same year, he worked as the Director of fea-

ture stories and propaganda at Sadoi Sharq. The themes of Tursunov's

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stories are centered on the life of Tajikistan's youth during the war and

in peace time. The lives of collective farmers and laborers of Tajikistan

are of special interest to him.

Tursun began writing during his school years. His first short story in

1967 was entitled "Dar Roh" ("On the Road"). His first collection of

short stories, Dilli Garm (Warm Heart), was published in 1971. His

other contributions include "Sukuti Qullaho" ("Silence at the Peaks,"

1974); "Kamoni Rustam" ("Rustam's Bow," 1976); "Paivand" ("Con-

nection," 1976); "Az Subh to Shom" ("From the Morning Until Night,"

1979); "Barf Ham Miguzarad" ("The Snow, Too, Will Pass," 1983);

"Zindagi dar Domani Talhoi Surkh" ("Life on the Slopes of Red Hills,"

1983); and others.

Tursunov became a member of the Union of Writers of Soviet Union

in 1972. He received the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the

Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.