Farewell Aylis

<p><b>The three novellas of <i>Farewell Aylis</i> take place over decades of transition in a country that rather resembles modern-day Azerbaijan.</b></p><p> In <i>Yemen</i> a Soviet traveler takes an afternoon stroll and finds himself suspected of defecting to America. In <i>Stone Dreams</i> an actor explores the limits of one man's ability to live a moral life amid conditions of sociopolitical upheaval ethnic cleansing and petty professional intrigue. In <i>A Fantastical Traffic Jam</i> those who serve the aging leader of a corrupt oil-rich country scheme to stay alive. </p><p><i>Farewell Aylis</i> a new essay by the author that reflects on the political firestorm surrounding these novellas and his current situation as a prisoner of conscience in Azerbaijan was commissioned especially for this Academic Studies Press edition.</p>