azab" (Eternal torment) (2005), "Gizlinlerim" (Secrets) (2007), "Geribe eshq" (Strange love) (2009), "Bulanliq dunya" (Turbid world). Vidadi Babanli is also the author of 5 narratives: "Gelin" (Bride) (1955), "Ayaz geceler" (Frosty nights) (1958), "Heyat bizi sinayir" (Life is testing us) (1963), "Insaf nene" (Grandmother Insaf) (1988), "Ana intiqami" (Mother's revenge) (1994). The stories and poems are also the result of many years' work. He wrote collections of poems under the title "Hoydu, delilerim, hoydu" (Go ahead, my heroes) and "Kishilik himni" (The anthem of courage). An outstanding representative of contemporary Azeri literature, Vidadi Babanli has tried his pen in translating and writing hundreds of journalistic articles about various literary problems. As a talented translator Vidadi Babanli has translated the works of well-known Russian, Ukrainian writers, such as Valentin Rasputin and others. Being an editor-in-chief of dubbing department Vidadi Babanli has translated the texts of the films about Abu Reyhan Biruni, "Red arrowwood". The screen movie "Həyat Bizi Sınayır" (Life is testing us) scripted by Vidadi Babanli was shot in 1972. In 2009, the Writer's Union of Azerbaijan celebrated Vidadi Babanli's 80th anniversary. Nowadays, 85-year-old Vidadi Babanli writes poems. References External links 1927 births Living people Azerbaijani dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Azerbaijani dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Azerbaijani dramatists and playwrights People from Qazax