Contemporary fiction books from Azerbaijan
Recommended contemporary fiction books (1)
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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from Azerbaijan for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Stone Dreams by Akram Aylisli EN
Country: Asia / Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
Amid ethnic violence, political corruption, and petty professional intrigue, an artist tries to live free of lies. Set during the last years of the Soviet Union, Stone Dreams tells the story of Azerbaijani actor Sadai Sadygly, who lands in a Baku hospital while trying to protect an elderly Armenian man from a gang of young Azerbaijanis. Something of a modern-day Don Quixote, Sadai has long battled the hatred and corruption he observes in contemporary Azerbaijani society. Wandering in and out of consciousness, he revisits his hometown, the ancient village of Aylis, where Christian Armenians and... continue