 Mukanov's earliest novels were "Son of Bai" (1928), "Pure Love" (1931), and "Temirtas" (Iron Stone) (1935).Mukanov was the author of several novels, such as "Botagoz", "Syrdaria", and the autobiographical trilogy "School of life".Mukanov studied the history and theory of literature, especially Kazakh literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as the works of Kazakh prose writers and poets Saken Seifullin, Mukhtar Auezov, Tair Zharokov, and Abdilda Tazhibayev.