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'''Durnyam Mashurova''' ([[Uyghur language|Uyghur]]: Дурням Машурова, {{lang-ru|Дурням Мурдиновна Машурова}}, born 8 March 1943) is an [[Uyghur people|Uyghur]] writer and poet in [[Kazakhstan]]. She wrote lyrics to songs performed by [[Dervishi]], an Uyghur music band in [[Almaty]], Kazakhstan.  Durnyam Mashurova is best known for her controversial memoirs "A Life Lived Not in Vain" ({{lang-ru|"Не Зря Прожитая Жизнь"}}) describing life of her husband [[Azat Mashurov]] which were published in Uyghur in 2005.  This book was translated into [[Russian language|Russian]] in June, 2007. In 2009, she published a new surrealistic novel "Ana Mirasi" - "Mother's Will)({{lang-ru|"Завещание Матери"}}).

==External links==
*[http://www.shvoong.com/books/biography/1817228-life-lived-vain "A Life Lived Not in Vain" Book Review by Dr. Lee B Croft]
*[http://dmashurova.blogspot.com Durnyam Mashurova's Blog]

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[[Category:Uyghurs]]
[[Category:Uyghur writers]]
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