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Selected books by writers and poets of each country: with our short notes. Follow the link to learn more about any book that interests you.

Azerbaijan

Language and literatureKhamsa (The Five Poems)Nizami GəncəviFive long poems written in Ganja in the 12th century: "The Treasury of Mysteries", "Khosrow and Shirin", "Layla and Majnun", "The Seven Beauties" and the "Iskandarnameh". A summit of Eastern poetry, it served as a model for poets from Navoi to Fuzuli.Read more →
Language and literatureLayla and MajnunMəhəmməd Füzuli · 1536Fuzuli's most famous poem, written in Azerbaijani Turkic. The unfulfilled love of Qays and Layla becomes a soul's journey towards divine love. In 1908 Uzeyir Hajibeyli based the first opera of the East on it.Read more →
Language and literatureDeceived StarsMirzə Fətəli Axundzadə · 1857The first prose novella in Azerbaijani literature. When astrologers warn that the stars threaten the shah, a humble saddler is put on the throne for a while — and turns out to be a truly just ruler. A comic attack on superstition and injustice.Read more →
Language and literatureHophopnameMirzə Ələkbər Sabir · 1914The collected satirical verse of Sabir, the best-loved poet of the journal "Molla Nasreddin", published posthumously in 1914. It mocks ignorance, hypocrisy and the oppression of women — sharply, but in the language of the people.Read more →
Language and literatureThe DeadCəlil Məmmədquluzadə · 1909Mirza Jalil's best-known comedy. The swindler Sheikh Nasrullah promises to "raise the dead" and fools a whole town blinded by superstition. It is still a staple of the Azerbaijani stage.Read more →
Language and literatureIblis (The Devil)Hüseyn Cavid · 1918A verse tragedy written during the First World War. Evil lives within man — Iblis merely uses human passions. Javid's most profound philosophical work and a masterpiece of Azerbaijani romantic drama.Read more →
Language and literatureGreetings to HeydarbabaMəhəmmədhüseyn Şəhriyar · 1954Shahriyar's poem addressed to the mountain above the village of his childhood. Village life, festivals, children's games and love of the mother tongue are portrayed so warmly that it is known by heart in both parts of Azerbaijan.Read more →

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