Margarit Tadevosyan-Ordukhanyan
“A Translucent Day” by Hrant Matevosyan
Hrant Matevosyan truly deserves to be described as one of the outstanding writers of Soviet Armenia. Best known for Menk enq, mer sarere [We and Our Mountains], and Ashnan Arev [Autumn Sun], both of which became feature films, Matevosyan created works that combined ironic sentimentality, a humorously critical yet affectionate representation of the Soviet Armenian society, an exploration of individual fates and emotions, and an endless fascination with what it meant to be an Armenian.
continue reading »“The Dead” by Armen Shekoyan
Armen Shekoyan (b. 1953) is an Armenian poet and prose writer known for his innovative usage of slang and Armenian colloquialisms as well as for a highly experimental prose style. While most of his works have appeared in periodicals, he also has a collection of short stories, entitled The Silk Road. Since 2005, the daily Aravot has been publishing, in serialized form, his autobiographic novel Armenian Time.
continue reading »“Love” from the Armenian of Paruyr Sevak
It always comes by roads uncharted and unmapped,
Like water falling during rain or spring-time thaw,
That’s love,
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