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Written under the pseudonym Kurban Said, the novel "Ali and Nino" is one of the masterpieces of southern Caucasian literature and multicultural studies.

Last year, a film of the novel was shown at the Sundance Film Festival, increasing the novel's popularity. Describing a love affair between a Muslim Azerbaijani boy and a Christian Georgian girl, the book was first published in in Germany.

Jonia Framan, a German painter, discovered the forgotten book in a bookshop and published it in German in Since then, the book has been translated from German into 33 languages and published over times.

Although discussions continue as to who the story's real author is, the book remained without an owner for a long time. Yusuf Vezir Çemenzeminli, a prominent Azerbaijani writer, is the most probable author.

Some also believe that Lev Nussembaum, who wrote under the pseudonym "Essad Bey," is the book's author.

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