The Baku Book Center on September 4 hosted a book signing event for the People’s writer, Head of the Writers’ Union of Azerbaijan Anar.

Organized as part of  “Conversation with writer” project, the event was open to the public, letting all readers and book lovers to spend the evening with their favorite author.

Anar is one of the best-selling writers of Azerbaijan, he is an author of more than 50 books published in different languages in many countries. The writer's works include novels, plays, movie scripts, poems and translations.

Expressing gratitude to the leadership of the Baku Book Center for organizing the event, the writer said various events hosted by the Baku Book Center will support reading motivation and encourage young people to read books.

During the discussion with the participants of the event, Anar shared his opinion about the modern Azerbaijani literature, works of foreign authors that influenced his mindset, spoke about the work on movie scripts and also dwelled on the activity of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan.

The writer also said that he works on a new autobiographical novel, which will focus on events and encounters that helped shape his life. In his new novel, Anar recounts meetings with various people. This is an inspirational and unforgettable portrait that will be treasured by readers everywhere.

Speaking about his work on biographical films, Anar noted that the personality of the outstanding Azerbaijani playwright Jafar Jabbarli and his difficult fate could become a topic for his next screenplay.

The writer then signed his books, published in 2016 by Moscow-based “Khudozhestvennaya Literatura” publishing house.