It tells us that cultural clashes are inevitable and never easy to resolve, but that they should not blind us to the individual personalities with whom we share a common humanity.The historical romance and I are far from strangers to one another. Injia analyzed the two books, found similar and identical passages, and concluded that ” Kurban Said ” whom she identifies as Essad Bey deliberately transferred passages from Robakidze’s novel. Why is Ali swept up in the religious procession of flagellants and dervishes in Persia?ĭoes he think of Nino in these terms? Blair’s second hypothetical scenario involves a transmission in IstanbulTurkey rather than BerlinGermany or Vienna, Austria. And it would have been so saaid unlike me. Why does Ali love Baku so much? Ali and Nino Covers – 37 LanguagesĪli must alj the Orient while Nino flees towards Europe. Vezirov referred to an article from the s, the authors of which, in Vezirov’s characterization, resented Nussimbaum’s use of the name “Essad Saud and protested “that he wrote pornography that had nothing to do with history, that he was just inciting nations against each other.Īli Khan Shirvanshir, a Muslim schoolboy from a proud, aristocratic family, has fallen in love with the beautiful and enigmatic Nino Kipiani, a Christian girl with distinctly European sensibilities. Ali and Nino live in the cosmopolitan, oil-rich city of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. In what ways is it important for the novel to show us this world? Ali and Nino While the novel itself portrays a cultural crossroads that is a microcosm of the confluence and conflict between East and West, the story behind the book is a lesson in 20th-century history. She acknowledges that Nussimbaum left “fingerprints” on the book, but asserts that his contribution is limited to folkloric and legendary material, some of which he copied from his earlier books, which she shows is often neither culturally or ethnically reliable. While his father is still culturally AsianAli is exposed to Western values in school and through his love of Georgian princess Nino Kipiani, who has been brought up in a Christian tradition and belongs more to the European world.Ī major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
In retaliation, Ali pursues him on horseback, overtakes his “lacquered box” car and stabs him to death with a dagger. As turmoil follows the Russian Revolution, Ali Khan makes some tough ideological decisions. In what ways is that style suited to the story? A creature without soul and intelligence has no faith anyway’ [p. Out of print for nearly three decades until the hardcover re-release last year, Ali and Nino is Kurban Said’s masterpiece. It is possible, Blair asserts, that he sold or left a manuscript in Europe, which Nussimbaum would have later altered to produce the sai text. In TehranAli is reminded of his Muslim roots, while Nino is niho unhappy in the confinement of the harem. Lacking any evidence of a material connection, Blair offers instead an accumulation of parallels. How is their romance intensified by the chaotic period in which they live? Blair reports that the preface to the Turkish edition asserts kuban the author behind Kurban Said is Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli.īaroness Elfriede Ehrenfels v. Sign up to our newsletter using your email.
In February an Azerbaijani news organization reported that Georgian film director Giorgi Toradze was planning to make a “documentary” about the “creation” of Ali and Ninothough the description of the film in the news report suggested that it would be a fictional rendition. The final paragraphs in Essad Bey’s work Blood and Oil in the Orient describe him and his father stepping off the steamship and heading to the center of Constantinople to the international Grand Hotel. Such monstrous claims, how can one disprove them? Learn how and when to remove these template messages. The Business of NjnoAzerbaijan International 15, no. Quite the contrary, for Ali and Nino by Kurban Said is a thrilling love the Azerbaijani Muslim Ali and the Georgian Christian Nino in Baku in. Kurban Said, Author Overlook Press $ (p) ISBN Nino, ensconced in a villa in Tehran, keeps her pregnancy by Ali a secret as.
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