Ali & Nino The Business of Literature Who wrote Azerbaijan’s most famous Novel? in “Azerbaijan International” 2011 A Review by Hans-Jürgen Maurer Foreword In September 2011 the notable British Newspaper, The Guardian, published an article with the headline “The vanishing fascination of truly anonymous authors”. In it the author Daniel Kalder gives a brief… Continue Reading →

Literary Sources of Azerbaijani Multiculturalism published by the Baku International Multiculturalism Centre, 2016 ISBN 978-9952-28-342-2   Receiving this little volume left me quite surprised. As the table of content shows, this book features 78 (!) different Azerbaijani authors – and Kurban Said is one of them. The short excerpts presented in the Ali & Nino… Continue Reading →

Approaches to Kurban Said’s ‘Ali and Nino’ Edited by Carl Niekerk and Cori Crane   ISBN 978-1-57113-990-0 Camden House, Rochester, NY, USA   Finally I received the long-awaited book! First I had had the chance to read parts of a chapter online on Google Books, so I knew the book wouldn’t disappoint me. In fact,… Continue Reading →

Under the link given at the bottom you can find an example of a copied-from-a-copier-from-a-copier article. This time under the guise of “academic expertise”. We contacted the author, Adrienne Landry, twice. Once by e-mail and once by registered letter to the university. To no avail. See our “slight” hints for correction above. We are sure… Continue Reading →

Berlin film maker Mr. Ralf Marschalleck, foremost Essad Bey researcher and expert, has released his almost two-hour-long documentary “Die Schmerzen des Essad Bey” – or, in English, “The Agony of Essad Bey”. Go here for watching the trailer: In German: http://www.essadbey-derfilm.de In English: http://www.essadbey-thefilm.com (You can order the DVD from those links as well!) This… Continue Reading →

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