Ali and Nino: A Love Story - Softcover

Said, Kurban

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468314408 ISBN 13: 9781468314403

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2016

Synopsis

The sweeping tale of love challenged by war, as romantic and gripping as Gone with the Wind or Dr. Zhivago, Ali& Nino portrays, against a glamorously exotic backdrop, the enduring love between childhood friends divided by separate cultures.Ali and Nino grow up together in carefree innocence in Baku, on the Caspian Sea. Here, where East and West collide, they are inevitably drawn into the events of World War I and the Russian Revolution. Torn apart by the turmoil of the divided society around them, Ali joins the defense of Azerbaijan from the onslaught of the Red Army and Nino flees to the safety of Paris with their child, unsure whether they will ever see each other again. This is an unforgettable story of blood feud, adventure, and personal heroism--and a love that endures the upheaval of cultures.

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Review:

"One feels as if one had dug up buried treasure...one feels completely caught up in the novel's exotic setting...an epic of cultural change that seems more immediate than this morning's headlines." --"The New York Times"
"Poignant and beautiful...alive with a vividly unique vision of colliding culture and enduring love." --"Newsweek"

"One feels as if one had dug up buried treasure one feels completely caught up in the novel's exotic setting an epic of cultural change that seems more immediate than this morning's headlines." --"The New York Times"
"Poignant and beautiful alive with a vividly unique vision of colliding culture and enduring love." --"Newsweek""

Book Description:

The passionate story of the love between a Muslim boy and a Christian girl - a gripping, romantic novel set during Azerbaijan's fight for independence

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1468314408
• ISBN 13: 9781468314403
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240