55m
Fatma and Asad
Author:
Alexander Shirvanzade (67)
Reader: Hayk Petrosyan (258)
Category:
Prose (621)
Short story (657)
Armenian literature (374)
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.