Stone Dreams: A Novel-Requiem

An artist tries to live free of lies amid ethnic violence, political corruption, and petty professional intrigue in Stone Dreams, set during the last years of the Soviet Union. Sadai Sadygly, an Azerbaijani actor, battles hatred and corruption in contemporary Azerbaijani society and dreams of making a pilgrimage of atonement to Armenia.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 100 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2022
Publisher: Academic Studies Press

Amid ethnic violence, political corruption, and petty professional intrigue, an artist named Sadai Sadygly strives to live a life free of lies. Set during the final years of the Soviet Union, Stone Dreams tells the story of Sadai, an Azerbaijani actor who finds himself in a Baku hospital while trying to protect an elderly Armenian man from a group of young Azerbaijanis. Sadai, a modern-day Don Quixote, has long been a fighter against the hatred and corruption he sees in contemporary Azerbaijani society. Wandering in and out of consciousness, he revisits his hometown, the ancient village of Aylis, where Christian Armenians and Muslim Azeris once coexisted peacefully. In his dreams, he envisions making a pilgrimage of atonement to Armenia. Stone Dreams is a powerful and poignant exploration of the potential of art and artists—of individual human beings—to bring about change in the world.

Weight: 12g
Dimension: 210 x 140 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781644699133