Farewell, Aylis: A Non-Traditional Novel in Three Works

By Əkrəm Əylisli

Book Overview

The three novellas of Farewell, 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1644690845
• ISBN13: 9781644690840
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5