Abil Hasanov To Read Is to Think and To Think Is the Beginning of Freedom
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yemenat Yemenat Interview by Mohammed Al Mekhlafi Abil Hasanov came of age during a defining chapter in Azerbaijan s history He lived through the final years of the Soviet Union and the rise of the independence movement and his perspective was further shaped by the difficult experience of the Karabakh war This turbulent background did not simply pass through his life It shaped his vision and formed him into a writer and journalist who sees the world through layered and interconnected perspectives Today Hasanov lives in Germany far from his homeland and family However distance has not diminished his cultural depth Instead it has enriched it He writes in several languages including Azerbaijani Turkish German and Russian and he considers each language to be a distinct intellectual space that offers a new way of thinking and expression In this interview he reflects on his childhood his writing and his sense of belonging across cultures For Hasanov words are not merely tools They are a way to understand himself and to express his experience of exile To present his perspective as directly as possible I contacted him by email and conducted this detailed interview 1 To get started could you introduce yourself to our readers Abil Hasanov is a traveler moving between words and time He is someone who finds it difficult to step back and observe himself because the question of identity does not have a simple answer especially for a writer I am an Azerbaijani writer walking along a narrow path where literature philosophy and political thought meet I write in Azerbaijani Turkish German and Russian Each language represents a complete intellectual world I see the world through words and I try to draw meaning from the very heart of reality Beyond the writing and the philosophy who is Abil Hasanov in his everyday life At home I am simply a father and a husband When I spend time with my children the complexities of the world fade away Books music and long walks in the forests of Germany are the moments in which I renew myself Sometimes I walk without thinking about anything at all and these moments of silence are the most fertile ground for creativity Take us back to your childhood How did you experience the world as you were growing up My childhood coincided with the final years of the Soviet Union It was a time full of contradictions There was neither complete freedom nor complete stability Books were the quietest part of our home yet they spoke the most My father s library was my first world It included Tolstoy Jafar Jabbarly and classical Azerbaijani poetry My childhood memories are marked by two contrasting images One is the darkness of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the concern visible on the faces of our mothers The other is the deep warmth of the Azerbaijani land How did you enter the world of creativity and writing It was not a coincidence It felt more like an unavoidable destiny I realized that I could not organize my inner world except through words As Nasimi suggested the word is hidden within the essence of existence and writing is an attempt to bring that hidden truth into the light You witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the independence of Azerbaijan What impact did these events have on you When the independence movement began in 1988 I was deeply involved I was present in the streets and in demonstrations experiencing the spirit of that historic moment I was an active participant Then in 1991 everything changed The Karabakh war was the most painful experience It brought bloodshed displacement and loss From that point on I understood that writing should not focus only on what is beautiful but on what is necessary From Azerbaijan to Turkey and now Germany how have you managed to navigate these different cultures while holding onto your identity It was not easy and this challenge made me stronger Each country revealed a different part of my identity Hermann Hesse influenced my inner world and Victor Hugo shaped my sense of social responsibility However to preserve my identity I always returned to Nasimi and Fuzuli They remain my foundation I am an Azerbaijani writer living in Europe I did not abandon my identity in order to adapt You bridge the gap between the imagination of a novelist and the precision of a political analyst How do you strike a balance between those two roles For me they are not separate They are part of the same whole Politics represents the external form of human drama while literature expresses its inner voice In literature I use metaphor In analysis I rely on facts Truth often exists where these two meet What inspired you to write The Abandoned Homeland It was shaped by two separations and two experiences of exile The first took my childhood from Western Azerbaijan by force The second took my youth due to political pressure that forced me to leave again The Abandoned Homeland is not simply a place It represents an abandoned language an abandoned memory and an abandoned truth Sometimes a person loses their homeland twice once by force and once in the name of truth How would you describe your experience with content creation on YouTube The written word has depth but the spoken word has life YouTube allowed me to connect directly with listeners Speaking in front of a camera changes how you think about language You become more careful with every sentence because it can reach thousands of people instantly You once said that the writer is the conscience of his time How do you express this idea Being the conscience of an era is not easy In a time characterized by speed and lack of depth the role of the writer is to step outside the flow to pause and to speak the truth even when it goes against the dominant spirit of the time Tell us about your most important published works and your upcoming projects My book The Fear of Losing Love published in Turkey includes twenty three short stories that explore themes of freedom and justice I am currently working on two projects The first is a screenplay which represents a new creative direction based on visual storytelling and movement The second is a new book that is still forming and gradually finding its voice Finally how would you like to conclude this interview Words are the moment when a human being comes closest to eternity The world does not always offer hope but words always leave a possibility open My message to readers is simple Read widely not only my work but everything Reading is thinking and thinking is the beginning of freedom yemenat
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