Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli | |
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.jpg) Yusif Vazir photographed as a law student in 1911 | |
| Born | Yusif Mirbaba oghlu Vazirov 12 September 1887 Shusha, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 January 1943 (aged 55) Sukhobezvodnoye Gulag camp near Gorky, USSR |
| Pen name | Chamanzaminli, Kurban Said, Ali Khan Chamanzaminli and about a dozen other minor pen names. |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, essayist, political activist |
| Language | Azerbaijani, Russian |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Period | Pre-revolutionary and early Soviet |
| Genre | novels, short stories, essays, articles |
| Notable works | Ali and Nino (1937 as core author to which Essad Bey added some folkloric elements) Maiden Spring (1934) Between Two Fires (published posthumously 1968) |
| Spouse | Bilgeyis Ajalova |
| Children | Orkhan (1928–2010), Fikret (1929–2004), |
Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli (Azerbaijani: Yusif Vəzir Çəmənzəminli), also spelled Chemenzeminli, born Yusif Mirbaba oghlu Vazirov (12 September 1887 – 3 January 1943) was an Azerbaijani statesman and writer known for his novels, short stories, essays, and diaries. Evidence points to the fact that Chamanzaminli was the primary core author of the famous romance novel Ali and Nino[1] first published in 1937 in Austria under the pen-name of Kurban Said.
from which Yusif Vazirov graduated in 1909
- ^ "The Business of Literature: Who Wrote Azerbaijan's Most Famous Novel 'Ali and Nino'? Azerbaijan International, Vol. 15:2–4. 366 pages, available in English [1] or in the Azerbaijani language [2]