Timur Zulfikarov

Timur Zulfiqorov (Russian/Tajik:Тимур Зульфикаров/Темур Зулфиқоров) (born 17 August 1936) is a Russian / Tajik poet, playwright, and novelist. He was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Writing and awards
He was the winner of the 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, and written by composer Isaac Schwartz.

Works
Gyron and Nolon on the Shipyard of Water.