Ali And Nino by Kurban Said

Ali And Nino : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9780099283225 : 0099283220 : 05 Oct 2000 : Ali Khan and Nino Kipiani live in the cosmopolitan, oil-rich capital of Azerbaijan which, at the beginning of the twentieth century, is a melting-pot of different cultures. As the Russians withdraw, the Turks advance, and Ali and Nino find themselves swept up in Azerbaijan's fight for independence.