Fawaz Hussain

Ce livre relate le voyage de Fawaz Hussein sur les traces de Sayat-Nova, un barde arméno-caucasien du XVIIIe siècle. L'auteur explore la vie et l'œuvre de Sayat-Nova, à travers ses compositions poétiques et musicales. Le récit intègre des éléments biographiques, historiques et culturels, offrant un aperçu de la Transcaucasie. Le voyage de Hussein est une quête intimiste et poétique, reflétant sa propre expérience d'exil et de recherche identitaire. Le livre explore les liens entre les cultures arménienne, géorgienne et kurde, à travers le prisme de la vie et de l'œuvre de Sayat-Nova.

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