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    AZERBAIJANI NOVELIST STRIPPED OF 'PEOPLE'S WRITER' TITLE

    Akram Aylisli

    Azerbaijan's Orhan Pamuk
    An accomplished author in Azerbaijan has raised a storm of criticism
    with a new novel that casts the country's traditional rival, Armenia,
    in a sympathetic light.

    By RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service
    February 07, 2013

    BAKU -- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has stripped a prominent
    novelist of the title of "People's Writer," as well as his
    presidentially awarded pension.

    Azerbaijani media reported on February 7 that the actions were taken
    against Akram Aylisli because of his novel "Stone Dreams," which was
    printed in a popular Russian magazine last year.

    The novel describes sensitive issues in relations between Azerbaijan
    and Armenia.

    It focuses on Nagorno-Karabakh, the mostly Armenian-populated region
    that broke away from Azerbaijan in the early 1990s.

    Azerbaijani media quoted Aliyev's decree, which said Aylisli was
    punished "for distorting facts in Azerbaijani history and insulting
    the feelings of Azerbaijani people."

    Aylisli told RFE/RL the presidential decision was "unexpected" because
    his title and pension were awarded to him for his other works in
    the past.

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