context: Ali and Nino (German: Ali und Nino) is a popular novel, allegedly authored by Kurban Said, telling about the love of two Bakuans: Azerbaijani Muslim Ali Khan Shirvanshir and Georgian Christian Nino Kipiani. The action in the novel takes place in the Caucasus and Iran against the backdrop of the events of the First World War. The book is a search for ways to reconcile conflicting principles - Islam and Christianity, East and West, men and women. Most of the events of the novel take place in the Old City of Baku (Icheri Sheher) and near it at the beginning of the 20th century.
question: Who wrote the book "Ali and Nino"?
answers.text: Kurban Said