Akram Najaf oglu Naibov ( , born December 6 , 1937 ) , better known by his pen name Akram Aylisli , is an Azerbaijani writer , playwright , novelist and former member of parliament . His works have been translated from his native Azerbaijani into a number of languages in the former Soviet Union and around the world . He was decorated by the President of Azerbaijan with the prestigious " Istiglal " ( 2002 ) and " Shokhrat " orders . In 2013 , after the publication of Aylisli 's '' Stone Dreams '' novella , which depicted the pogroms carried out by Azerbaijanis against the Armenians in Sumgait and Baku and presented Armenians in sympathetic light , President Aliyev signed a presidential decree that stripped Aylisli of the title of " People 's Writer " and the presidential pension . His books were burnt by Azerbaijani intelligentsia and compatriots in his hometown , his son and wife were fired from their jobs and a " bounty " of some $ 13,000 was promised for cutting the writer 's ear off . In March 2014 , a formal request was made by various public figures throughout the world to nominate Aylisli for the Nobel Peace Prize
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Akram Aylisli