Fatma and Asad
Author:
Alexander Shirvanzade (57)
Category:
Prose (533)
Short story (609)
Armenian literature (316)
Age Recommendation: 13+
Alexander Shirvanzade's "Fatma and Asad" is a realist story depicting the customs of late 19th-century Shamakhi. The author portrays life in an Oriental city where social inequality and neighborhood rivalries clash with the pursuit of individual freedom. It is a story about love, prejudice, and the destructive power of rigid traditions.
