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Ali and Nino: A Love Story - Kurban Said
Ali and Nino: A Love Story
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780879516680 (0879516682)
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
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DubaiReader
DubaiReader rated it
4.5 A little gem of a book.
This novel was published in German in 1937, but it was not until 1970 that a chance find resulted in it being republished in English. It represents a rare view into a time long passed, narrated by a youngster who meets the love of his life in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Ali Khan Shirvanshir is ...
Lagraziana's Kalliopeion
Lagraziana's Kalliopeion rated it
4.5 Love Story Between a Muslim Man and a Christian Woman: Ali and Nino by Kurban Said
Abridged version of my review posted on Edith’s Miscellany on 31 January 2014The 1937 novel Ali and Nino by Kurban Said (the true identity of the writer is disputed) is the first-person narrative of the Muslim Ali Khan Shirvanshir spanning the turbulent years between 1914 and 1920. The crucial perio...
Lagraziana's Kalliopeion
Lagraziana's Kalliopeion rated it
4.5 Love Story Between a Muslim Man and a Christian Woman: Ali and Nino by Kurban Said
Abridged version of my review posted on Edith’s Miscellany on 31 January 2014The 1937 novel Ali and Nino by Kurban Said (the true identity of the writer is disputed) is the first-person narrative of the Muslim Ali Khan Shirvanshir spanning the turbulent years between 1914 and 1920. The crucial perio...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it
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The Orientalist, Lev Nussimbaum writing as Kurban Said.To find
Merle
Merle rated it
This book was an unusual reading experience in a way I can’t quite put my finger on. It’s an engaging story, and accessible; the narrator, Ali, is candid about his thoughts and feelings. At the same time, I never lost sight of the fact that it comes from across a wide gap in time and culture.Ali and...
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