Levon Ananyan sure "Stone Dreams" novel testifies about Akram Aylisli's civil courage

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, ARMENPRESS: Mass persecutions initiated by the Azerbaijani authorities against Azerbaijani writer, novelist, author of "Stone Dreams" novel on the massacre of the Armenians in Azerbaijan, are seeking to politicize the literature.

"The country and environment the author is living and working in is too unfavorable for creating suchlike literature pieces" the head of Writers' Union of Armenia Levon Ananyan told Armenpress. According to Ananyan the patriotic writer succeeded to express two decades dating anguish in his book.

"Stone Dreams" novel is a call targeted to humanity, tolerance and harmony. What happened is a challenge against the regional and balanced development of the world. The step by Azerbaijani authorities should be condemned" the head of Writers' Union of Armenia noted. In his words Azerbaijani authorities’ intolerance is a political persecution.

Among other things Levon Ananyan noted: "Reportedly this is not the first time the Azerbaijani authorities are manifesting intolerance against the writers."