Background
Ilyas Afandiyev was born on May 26, 1914 in Karyagino, Russian Empire (now Fuzuli Rayon, Azerbaijan).
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In 1938, he graduated from the Lenin Azerbaijan State Pedagogical Institute in Baku.
Career
In 1939, his “Letters from the village” collection was published. In 1945, his “Serene nights” collection of stories was published. The collections are dedicated to the Soviet intelligentsia.
Afandiyev was also noted as a playwright covering psychological themes which are still performed.
He was the author of novels, sketches and literary-critical articles Afandiyev died on October 3, 1996 in Baku and was buried in the city"s Alley of Honor.
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Azerbaijan