Akram Aylisli

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Akram Aylisli is an Azerbaijani novelist, playwright, poet, and editor whose work has been translated into more than twenty languages. Born in the village of Aylis in Nakhchivan, he became one of Azerbaijan’s prominent literary figures. His 2012 novella Stone Dreams, which addresses Armenian-Azerbaijani violence and historical memory, provoked intense backlash in Azerbaijan and led to the burning of his books and restrictions on his activities.