Ebdürrehim Bey Haqverdiyev - A hegy tetején

Ebdürrehim bey Haqverdiyev (1870-1933) was born in the city of Susa, lived and created here in his youth, and is one of the creators of modern Azerbaijani prose literature, including realistic depiction. He is an extremely versatile individual. He is at home in every genre, from an engineering degree to the dramatic genre, from conducting to portfolio writing to short stories, and is even considered a diplomat. In his writings, he brings to life the characteristic figures of his contemporary society in the spirit of democratic idealism, in the columns of Molla Nasreddin's newspaper, which is popular throughout the East. The satirically written and ridiculed events are often very painful and sad stories, through which we can glimpse the 20th century. into the life of Azerbaijan at the beginning of the century. We can get to know the qualities of the people of the East, the essential bargaining, ingenuity, wisdom, religious and national traditions. Folk humor, sayings and proverbs on the lips of the people are present in his style.

Mary Kenessey