![]() An underlying melancholy pervades the novel from beginning to end. ![]() "Said" means "joyful" or "fortunate." (However, in Turkic languages, such as Azerbaijani, adjectives precede the nouns they modify, so the name would need to be reversed as "Said Kurban" to accurately convey the meaning "joyful sacrifice," or "fortunate sacrifice." ) This idea is in contrast to the plot of the novel, which is anything but happy. In Azerbaijan, where the novel "Ali and Nino" is set, "Kurban" is pronounced "Gurban." The root of the word originates in the Semitic languages, and connotes "sacrifice", a traditional religious concept common to Middle Eastern cultures. The true identity of the author is in dispute. The novel has since been published in more than 30 languages. ![]() ![]() Kurban Said ( Azerbaijani: Qurban Səid/ Гурбан Сәид, IPA: ) is the pseudonym of the author of Ali and Nino, a novel originally published in 1937 in the German language by the Austrian publisher E.P. Ali und Nino, first edition in the German language, published by E.P. ![]()
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