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By Amina Nazarli

Forbes Russia Magazine included "Tell me about the sea" by famous Azerbaijani novelist Elchin Safarli in Top 20 best-selling novels and collections of 2016.

The rankings are based on sales data from the leading Russian publishing houses and major bookstores. Summing up the results of book year in Russia, the publication put in the first three places "Harry Potter and the cursed child" by JK Rowling, "Shantaram-2. The Mountain Shadow" by Gregory David Roberts and "After you" Jojo Moyes.

In his book "Tell me about the sea" the author writes how every person is in a relationship with the city where he or she lives. It hears him/her, helps in certain situations, gives positive moments, frustrates and so on.

The book represents a number of separate stories, which are interconnected. All chapters contain certain conventional wisdom about which people are completely forgotten in the constant bustle and stress. Meeting with this novel will allow once again recalling the pleasant moments of life, enjoy the warm nostalgic memories, and get positive emotions, which is so important in the modern world.

Recognized as a spiritual writer of East, Elchin is the winner of several literary youth competitions. In his books he talks about the Eastern traditions, culture, life and love.

Thirty-two-year-old novelist is an author of the bestseller "Sweet salt of the Bosphorus" and "There without Back." The novel "Sweet salt of the Bosporus" has earned the approval of the Nobel laureate for literature Orhan Pamuk.

Famous Turkish writer, with whom Safarli met at the XI Congress of the Union of Writers of Azerbaijan presented the first review to the book. "When I talk to this talented young man, I am convinced that the world literature still has a future," Pamuk said.

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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