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By Laman Ismayilova

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YARAT Contemporary Art Space invites everyone to join Reading Club on May 11.

The event will be hosted by writer Alexander Hakimov, who will present his new book “A Yawning Seagull”.

This book brought together short stories, science-fiction, magazine articles and newspaper reports, essays, sketches, film scripts and even poetry.

Alexander Hakimov is a biologist, journalist, writer and scriptwriter who lives and works in Baku. Alexander changed several occupations before applying to Baku State University where he studied chemical biochemistry. He is more known as a writer who wrote 11 books and penned a countless number of articles for magazines. Over the last 30 years that passed since the publication of his first short story in a magazine, Alexandre has been relentlessly working to hone his writing skills.

The event will start at 19:00. Admission is free.

YARAT is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to nurturing an understanding of contemporary art in Azerbaijan and to creating a platform for Azerbaijani art, both nationally and internationally. Based in Baku, YARAT (meaning CREATE in Azerbaijani) was founded by Aida Mahmudova in 2011.

YARAT realizes its mission through an on-going program of exhibitions, education events and festivals. YARAT facilitates exchange between local and international artistic networks including foundations, galleries and museums.

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova

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