Farewell, Aylis

The three novellas of  Farewell, Aylis  take place over decades of transition in a country that rather resembles modern-day Azerbaijan. In  Yemen , a Soviet traveler takes an afternoon stroll and finds himself suspected of defecting to America. In  Stone Dreams , an actor explores the limits of one man’s ability to live a moral life amid conditions of sociopolitical upheaval, ethnic cleansing, and petty professional intrigue. In  A Fantastical Traffic Jam , tho