The Business of Literature in Azerbaijan

Author(s): Nigar Kocharli
Editor(s): Iris Kempe, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Lili Di Puppo
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 14
Pages: 5-7
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Jefferson Institute, Washington D.C.; Heinrich Böll Foundation, Tbilisi; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen
Publication Year: 2010

Book publishing in Azerbaijan currently faces a number of challenges, ranging from the small market inside the country to the changes in the alphabet in recent years. Despite the dramatic decline in bookstores since Soviet times, books by young authors who address a wide range of topics are now growing increasingly popular. Additionally, a new book contest is helping to revive interest in literature among the general public.

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