Farewell, Aylis

The three novellas of**xA0;Farewell, Aylis**xA0;take place over decades of transition in a country that rather resembles modern-day Azerbaijan.In**xA0;Yemen, a Soviet traveler takes an afternoon stroll and finds himself suspected of defecting to America. In**xA0;Stone Dreams, 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**xA0;A**xA0;Fantastical**xA0;Traffic Jam, those who serve the aging leader of a corrupt, oil-rich country scheme to stay alive.**xA0;Farewell, Aylis, 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.