Books from Azerbaijan
12 popular azerbaijani books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Asia Challenge" were written by authors from Azerbaijan.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Ali and Nino : A Love Story by Kurban Said EN
Country: Asia / Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
A reprint of a love story of two childhood friends, a Muslim warrior and a Christian girl, during the Russian Revolution. Set on the Caspian Sea, the novel symbolizes the clash of cultures between East and West. It was first published in German in 1937.
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All Russians Love Birch Trees : A Novel by Olga Grjasnova EN
Country: Asia / Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
An award-winning debut novel about a quirky immigrant’s journey through a multicultural, post-nationalist landscape Set in Frankfurt, All Russians Love Birch Trees follows a young immigrant named Masha. Fluent in five languages and able to get by in several others, Masha lives with her boyfriend, Elias. Her best friends are Muslims struggling to obtain residence permits, and her parents rarely leave the house except to compare gas prices. Masha has nearly completed her studies to become an interpreter, when suddenly Elias is hospitalized after a serious soccer injury and dies, forcing her to q... continue
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Country: Asia / Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
Das Leben und Treiben in einem Altstadtviertel Bakus, der Hauptstadt Aserbaidschans, beschwört der sich an seine Kindheit erinnernde Erzähler als verlorenes Paradies. Diese abgeschiedene Welt der kleinen Leute bietet wunderlichen Käuzen und gestrandeten Weisen einen idealen Nahrboden. Für den kleinen Alekber, der beim Anblick eines amerIkanischen Füllfederhalters, diesem Wunderding von einem anderen Stern, beschließt, später einmal Bücher zu schreiben, ist dies das stimulierende Milieu seiner unstillbaren Neugierde. Aus diesem Blickwinkel heraus er&... continue
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Days in the Caucasus by Banine EN
Country: Asia / Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
A granddaughter of peasants who had become fabulously wealthy through an oil strike on their farm, Banine grew up in 'Oriental' splendor in Baku, Azerbaijani, when it was still part of the tsarist Russian Empire. The Russian Revolution of 1917 upended the family's life and they fled to Paris, where Banine became a writer.
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Juli, August, September by Olga Grjasnowa DE
Country: Asia / Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
Lous zweiter Ehemann ist eine Trophäe – das muss selbst ihre Mutter anerkennen. Sergej ist Pianist und er ist jüdisch, genau wie Lou. Trotzdem ist ihre Tochter Rosa noch nie in einer Synagoge gewesen – eine ganz normale jüdische Familie in Berlin. Aber sind sie noch eine Familie, und was ist das überhaupt? Um das herauszufinden, folgt Lou der Einladung zum 90. Geburtstag ihrer Tante. In einem abgehalfterten Resort auf Gran Canaria trifft der ganze ex-sowjetische Clan aus Israel zusammen, verbunden nur noch durch wechselseitige Missgunst. Gegen die kleinen Bösartigkeiten und die vage Leere in s... continue
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Layla and Majnun by Ganjavi Nizami, Niẓāmī Ganjavī EN
Country: Asia / Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
The text is a prose rendition of Nizami's 12th-century poetic masterpiece, in which he reshapes the legends of Majnun, the quintessential romantic fool, into a tale of the ideal lover. For the Sufis, Majnun represents the perfect devotee of the "religion of the heart," and the story is an allegory of the soul's longing for God. This is a beautiful production, and it includes a final chapter newly translated from the Persian by Omid Safi and Zia Inayat Khan.
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Los días del Cáucaso by Banine, ES
Country: Asia / Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
UNO DE LOS MÁS ORIGINALES, DIVERTIDOS Y TREPIDANTES LIBROS AUTOBIOGRÁFICOS DEL SIGLO XX. El elegante, irónico y conmovedor retrato de una mujer y una época extraordinarias. «Con una prosa exquisita y una gloriosa capacidad para captar lo absurdo y lo cómico ;incluso en medio de los más trágicos sucesos;, Banine nos ofrece el relato de su embriagadora y turbulenta juventud, desde las orillas del mar Caspio hasta París». The Spectator «Tan vívida e ingeniosamente nos revela la autora un mundo por completo desconocido que, apenas comienzas Los días del Cáucaso, ya te encuentras del todo absorto e... continue
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Red Gas : A Novel by Eduard Vladimirovich Topelberg EN
Country: Asia / Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
North Siberia: The huge gas line to Western Europe is in the last stages of construction. Soviet Prestige and a mammoth financial investment are at stake. Ten Days before the official inauguration there's a break-out from a labour camp. Two top officials are found gruesomely murdered. For Anna Kovina of the Criminal Investigation Department, the pressure is on to close the case before all hell breaks loose. But nothing is as it seems, and Anna's investigations uncover a dangerous world where high technology and higher finance clash with the ancient forces of primitive belief. And Ann... continue
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Solar Plexus: A Baku Saga in Four Parts by Rustam Ibragimbekov EN
Country: Asia / Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Description:
Set against the backdrop of Azerbaijan's rapidly-changing capital, Baku, spanning three generations and told from different perspectives, Solar Plexus tells the tale of a group of friends who grew up around the same courtyard in the city.