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    THE NEW YORK TIMES REFFERED TO THE UPROAR RAISED IN AZARBAJAN ABOUT THE NOVELLA REVEALLING THE MASSACRE OF ARMENIANS

    17:35, 4 February, 2013

    ARMENPRESS, FERBRUARY 4, YEREVAN: The New York Times reffered to
    the uproar raised about the novella written by famous writer Ekrem
    Eylisli. As reports Armenpress reffering to The New York Times,
    the work tells the story of two Azeri men who try to protect their
    Armenian neighbors from ethnic violenc. "It's an incendiary topic in
    Azerbaijan. The country still gripped by the war it fought two decades
    ago with Armenia. Since the war ended, Azerbaijan has been trying
    to regain control of Nagorno-Karabakh, a predominantly ethnically
    Armenian enclave within its borders, and secure the return of Azeris
    who were forced from their homes," says the paper.

    The novella, "Stone Dreams," was published in mid-December by Ekrem
    Eylisli, a former lawmaker, but condemnation grew strident only
    over the last week, after mainstream news outlets began reporting
    on and discussing it. Another lawmaker, Melahet Ibrahimqizi, said,
    "He insulted not only Azerbaijanis, but the whole Turkish nation,"
    a reference to passages in the book that discuss historical Turkish
    violence toward Armenians.

    "Armenians are not enemies for me," he said in an interview. "How
    can they be? I am a writer living in the 21st century. A solution to
    Nagorno-Karabakh is being delayed, and hostility is growing between
    the two nations. I want to contribute to a peaceful solution."

    He added that he was shocked by the ferocity of the reaction. "I did
    not say anything insulting, I did not betray my country," he said. "I
    describe how an Azerbaijani helps an Armenian. What is bad about this?"

    Qan Turali, a popular novelist, said he saw the book's artistic merit
    but believed that Mr. Eylisli had chosen the wrong time to publish
    a book portraying Armenians in a positive light.

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