Topic: Books
WATERTOWN — Gourgen Manoukian is a multitalented artist. A painter, he has not only created watercolors and oils, but also done set design for films and graphic arts. Born in Yerevan in 1937 from a family of refugees from Van (his[...]
By John Williams Chris McCormick’s new novel, The Gimmicks, contains what might seem like a few gimmicks of its own, including forays into the worlds of competitive backgammon and professional wrestling. But those subcultures,[...]
By Artsvi Bakhchinyan Special to the Mirror-Spectator YEREVAN — A new anthology of academic papers, Collection of the Conference Papers Dedicated to the 90th Anniversary of Academician Vladimir Barkhudaryan, was published recently by the[...]
LONDON — I Ask You, Ladies and Gentlemen is Leon Surmelian’s personal tale of deep sorrow and profound gratitude, of terrible loss and a lively embrace of life itself. The out-of-print book, first published in 1945, a bestseller in its[...]
FRESNO — The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) announced that Houri Berberian’s Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and the Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman Worlds (Oakland: UC Press, 2019) and Heghnar Zeitlian[...]
NEW YORK — Roslin Press, a New York-based publishing house known for its Western Armenian publication of The Chronicles of Narnia recently announced its latest publication – Piso, an illustrated book series for children ages 2 and[...]
By Gayane Ghazaryan Special to the Mirror-Spectator YEREVAN – On October 20, a presentation of the newly published Yes Im Anoush Hayastani by Yeghishe Charents, a book containing the translation of the famous poem of this name[...]
By Arthur Hagopian JERUSALEM — The advent of Christianity and its adoption as a state religion by Armenia provided an unparalleled opportunity for the resurgence of artistic fervor among the newly converted, resulting in the creation of[...]
FRANKFURT, Germany — The Frankfurt Book Fair is a highpoint in the German cultural calendar, and one that I look forward to every October. Hundreds of thousands of new books are on display at stands set up by publishers individually and[...]
WATERTOWN — Dr. Hayk Demoyan will present his newly released book, Armenian Churches and Monasteries in International Postcards, at the Tarvezian Hall of St. James Armenian Church on Sunday, November 3, starting 12:15 p.m. (immediately[...]