Farewell, Aylis
A Non-Traditional Novel in Three Works
«Reading Farewell,Aylis is like sitting by the fire at night with the older men of the village and listening to their stories, which in truth are the oral history of a people and a region, which in truth could turn out to be prophecies of our own lives. … In [the essay Farewell,Aylis, Aylisli] writes, 'And I want to serve my motherland not as a patriot but as a writer.' And that is what he has done with these stories, making him perhaps the true patriot who does what is truly needed for his country and not what pleases and flatters. One, however, needs to read him first and foremost as a writer and be enamored of the allure of his storytelling." —PoupehMissaghi, Asymptote»
The three novellas ofFarewell, Aylis take place over decades of transition in a country that rather resembles modern-day Azerbaijan. In Yemen, a Soviet traveler takes an afternoon stroll and finds himself suspected of defecting to America. Les mer
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The three novellas ofFarewell, Aylis take place over decades of transition in a country that rather resembles modern-day Azerbaijan. In Yemen, a Soviet traveler takes an afternoon stroll and finds himself suspected of defecting to America. In Stone Dreams, an actor explores the limits of one man's ability to live a moral life amid conditions of sociopolitical upheaval, ethnic cleansing, and petty professional intrigue. In A Fantastical Traffic Jam, those who serve the aging leader of a corrupt, oil-rich country scheme to stay alive. Farewell, Aylis, a new essay by the author that reflects on the political firestorm surrounding these novellas and his current situation as a prisoner of conscience in Azerbaijan, was commissioned especially for this Academic Studies Press edition.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Academic Studies Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781644690840
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«Reading Farewell,Aylis is like sitting by the fire at night with the older men of the village and listening to their stories, which in truth are the oral history of a people and a region, which in truth could turn out to be prophecies of our own lives. … In [the essay Farewell,Aylis, Aylisli] writes, 'And I want to serve my motherland not as a patriot but as a writer.' And that is what he has done with these stories, making him perhaps the true patriot who does what is truly needed for his country and not what pleases and flatters. One, however, needs to read him first and foremost as a writer and be enamored of the allure of his storytelling." —PoupehMissaghi, Asymptote»
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"Reading Farewell,Aylis is like sitting by the fire at night with the older menof the village and listening to their stories, which in truth are the oralhistory of a people and a region, which in truth could turn out to beprophecies of our own lives. … In [the essay Farewell,Aylis, Aylisli] writes, 'And I want to serve my motherland not as a patriotbut as a writer.' And that is what he has done with these stories, making himperhaps the true patriot who does what is truly needed for his country and notwhat pleases and flatters. One, however, needs to read him first and foremostas a writer and be enamored of the allure of his storytelling." —PoupehMissaghi, Asymptote
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