Akram Aylisli
Akram Najaf oglu Naibov (, born December 6, 1937), better known by his
pen name Akram Aylisli, is an
Azerbaijani writer, playwright, novelist and former member of parliament. His works have been translated from his native
Azerbaijani into a number of languages in the former
Soviet Union and around the world. He was decorated by the President of Azerbaijan with the prestigious "
Istiglal" (2002) and "Shokhrat" orders.
In 2013, after the publication of Aylisli's ''Stone Dreams'' novella, which depicted the pogroms carried out by Azerbaijanis against the Armenians in
Sumgait and
Baku and presented Armenians in sympathetic light, President Aliyev signed a
presidential decree that stripped Aylisli of the title of "People's Writer" and the presidential pension. His
books were burnt by Azerbaijani intelligentsia and compatriots in his hometown, his son and wife were fired from their jobs and a "bounty" of some $13,000 was promised for cutting the writer's ear off. In March 2014, a formal request was made by various public figures throughout the world to nominate Aylisli for the
Nobel Peace Prize.
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