Leyla and Majnun

"Yes. It’s the same story but it was rewritten many times by different Eastern poets in different shapes and forms – because nobody could imitate or wanted to imitate the original style. But Fuzuli’s version, from the beginning of the 16th century, is the best. The main difference in this version is that he is talking about the love story not so much between a man and a woman but between man and God. It is much more symbolic, and it lays foundations, I think, for writing around the world. Things spread as people travelled, pilgrims and tradesman. He is a great Azeri poet and should be better known!"