Ali and Nino

图书标准信息

• 作者 Kurban Said 著
• 出版社 Random House UK
• 出版时间 2000-10
• ISBN 9780099283225
• 定价 86.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 240页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Atimelessclassicnovel,lastpublishedin1970,onethatkeepsbeingrediscoveredandadoredbynewgenerationsofreaderswhofinditbothabewitchingromanticnovelofloveandadventureandafascinatinginsightintothegulfbetweenEastandWest.AliandNinoliveinthecosmopolitan,oil-richcityofBaku,capitalofAzerbaijan.AlthoughothersmightseetheFirstWorldWarlooming,AliandNinoaretooembroiledinfinishingtheirexamsandfallinginlovewitheachothertonotice.Therearemanyimpedimentstotheirmarriage:AliisaShiiteMuslimwithafiercebeliefinthetraditionsandreligionofhisrace;Ninoisasophisticated,westernisedGeorgiangirl-andaChristian;thereislittlelikelihoodthatshewouldwanttoendupinaharem.ButAliandNinoloveeachotherandtheirloveovercomesallculturaldifference.TheygetcaughtupinthepoliticaleventsthataresweepingthroughtheCaucasusasRussiawithdraws,theTurksinvadeandindividualstatesasserttheirnationhood.AlimustdefendtheOrientwhileNinofleestowardsEurope.