15:2-4 (2011)ģ Review: Paul Goble: 'Not Just a Question of Authorship: A Literary Excavation 15:2-4 (2011)Ģ What people are saying about the research by Azerbaijan InternationalĪbout the authorship of 'Ali and Nino.' Vol.

All rights reserved.ġ Who Wrote Azerbaijan's Most Famous Novel 'Ali and Nino'?Įntire edition of Azerbaijan International, Vol. And though Ali loses his life in battle against the oncoming Bolsheviks, it's still hard to imagine him withĪ turban on his head as warrior. The eyes and voice of Ali, a very sensitive, searching lad, not Nino. Too slim for the taste of the Orient.' Perhaps the artistsĬover, though the strongest character development comes through Girl in the world with the most beautiful nose and slim - far Ali describes his princess as 'the most beautiful Not figure into the action, but Hagia Sophia is used to represent Of camels, yet they often appear on the cover. For example, the narrative makes only slight mention Unfortunately, the cover artwork for the various editions of 'Ali and Nino' too often perpetrates stereotypesĪbout the Caucasus. In a foreign language (German), by someone using the pen name Was first published in 1937, in a foreign country (Austria),

Shahar) on the eve of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1918. Much of the novel is set in Baku's Old City (Ichari Essentially, theīook is a quest for truth and reconciliation in a world of contradictoryīeliefs and practices - Islam and Christianity, East and West,Īge and youth. Who falls in love with a Georgian princess. 'Ali and Nino' is the story of an Azerbaijani youth

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