New Episode - Monday January 13 10:00 a.m. ET

Katherine E. Young returns to Real Fiction to discuss her translation of Akram Aylisli's novel People and Trees. Translated from Russia, this novel from the acclaimed Azerbaijani writer has been read by millions. It is now available in English from Plamen Press.
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About the Author:
Akram Aylisli is an Azerbaijani novelist, playwright, and editor. His works have been translated into more than twenty languages. Publications in English include “Farewell, Aylis,” a trilogy of novellas that includes the controversial “Stone Dreams.” “Stone Dreams” explores themes of understanding and mutual accountability among Azerbaijanis and Armenians; its publication in 2012 led to public burnings of Aylisli’s books in Azerbaijan. Since 2016, Aylisli has been the target of a politically motivated criminal investigation by the Azerbaijani government that imposes significant restrictions on all his activities; he lives under de facto house arrest in Baku, Azerbaijan.
About the Translator:

Katherine E. Young is the author of the poetry collections “Woman Drinking Absinthe” and “Day of the Border Guards” (2014 Miller Williams Arkansas Poetry Prize finalist) and the editor of “Written in Arlington.” She has translated work by Anna Starobinets (memoir), Akram Aylisli (fiction), and numerous Russian-language poets from Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. Awards include the Granum Foundation Translation Prize, the Pushkin House Translation Residency, an Arlington County (Virginia) Individual Artist Grant, a National Endowment for the Arts translation fellowship, and a Hawthornden fellowship (Scotland). From 2016-2018, she served as the inaugural Poet Laureate for Arlington, Virginia.