Vougar Aslanov
| Vougar Aslanov | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1964 (age 49–50) Goranboy, Azerbaijani SSR |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Language | Azerbaijani, Russian, German |
| Ethnicity | Azerbaijani |
| Alma mater | Baku State University |
|
www.vougar-aslanov.info | |
Vougar Aslanov (born 1964[1] in Goranboy, Azerbaijani SSR) is a writer and journalist from Azerbaijan.
Life
Aslanov studied literature at Baku State University from 1982 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1990. From 1983 to 1985 he was a soldier in the Soviet Army. After graduating he worked in a laboratory on rock samples. Starting in 1990 Aslanov worked for newspapers such as Tereggi-Tetis, Addym, Wyschka, and Jol in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 1995 he started the literary newspaper Kompas.
Career
1990s
In 1997 he published his first book, The Milkman, in 1999 his second book, An American Spy in Azerbaijan, in Baku.
In 1998 he emigrated to Germany to continue his literary and journalistic activities.
His articles were published in newspapers including Frankfurter Neue Presse, Frankfurter Rundschau, Salzburger Nachrichten,[2]taz,[3] and Thüringer Allgemeine. He volunteered at the local paper, Nassauische Neue Presse, where he wrote articles about the problems of immigration and integration. He lectures on the economic and political situation in Azerbaijan, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Russia.[4] He also gives author readings.[5]
2000s-present
In 2007 the Berlin publishing house Wostok published Aslanov's book On The Cotton Fields.[6]
Aslanov received a grant from Filmpromotion of Hessen for his scenario "Dianas Bediener".
In 2012 Wostok published Aslanov's book The Delayed Column.[7][8]
Aslanov is a member of the Union of German Writers, and of the Literary Society of Hessen.
References
- ↑ "ВУГАР АСЛАНОВ: БИОГРАФИЯ". People.SU (in Russian). Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ "Gegen-NATO formiert sich". Salzburger Nachrichten. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ Aslanov, Vougar (11 August 2008). "Vorwand für Repression". taz (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ Aslanov, Vougar (30 October 2008). "EU lockt verlockendes Usbekistan". AG Friedensforschung (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ "Vougar Aslanov". Literaturkalender (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ "Literatur". Wostok (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ "Die verspätete Kolonne". Weltbild.de (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ "Die verspätete Kolonne". Buch.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2013.