There are many impediments to their marriage- Ali is a Shiite Muslim with a fierce belief in the traditions and religion of his race Nino is a sophisticated, westernised Georgian girl – and a Christian there is little likelihood that she would want to end up in a harem. Although others might see the First World War looming, Ali and Nino are too embroiled in finishing their exams and falling in love with each other to notice. A timeless classic novel, last published in 1970, one that keeps being rediscovered and adored by new generations of readers who find it both a bewitching romantic novel of love and adventure and a fascinating insight into the gulf between East and West.Ali and Nino live in the cosmopolitan, oil-rich city of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.
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