October 2, 2020
As a forward-thinking, independent, academic press, we’re fortunate to publish some incredible scholarship, engaging educational materials, and crucial literary translations on a regular basis. Still, from time to time, a book comes along that combines all three and deserves frequent and relentless mention. That’s why, during Banned Books Week, we’ve been promoting Katherine E. Young’s meticulously translated Farewell, Aylis: A Non-Traditional Novel in Three Works by Azerbaijani writer, playwright, novelist, and editor Akram Aylisli, a courageous dissident writer currently under de facto house arrest in Baku, Azerbaijan for reasons directly attributed to the publication of one of the novellas in this book.