L.A. Times - Asia: Azerbaijani novelist vilified for his call for reconciliation

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Azerbaijani novelist vilified for his call for reconciliation Feb 20th 2013, 02:49 Angry mobs have threatened Akram Aylisli and burned his books because his latest novel, 'Stone Dreams,' calls for compassion for Armenians. MOSCOW — His books were burned by a mob in Azerbaijan's second-largest city. His wife and son have lost their jobs. A crowd in a small town demanded that his blood be tested to establish his true ethnicity. The nation's president stripped him of his honorary title as "the People's Writer." And an infuriated mob under his window made threats against his life and told him to leave the country. Media files: 16x9

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