Guest Posted November 16, 2000 Report Share Posted November 16, 2000 1. If you could recommend only one book about Armenians to an odar, what would it be? 2. If you could recommend only one book written in Armenian to another Armenian, what would it be? 3. Same as question two, except the book is written in English. [This message has been edited by Pilafhead (edited November 15, 2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2000 Report Share Posted November 16, 2000 quote:Originally posted by Pilafhead:1. If you could recommend only one book about Armenians to an odar, what would it be?2. If you could recommend only one book written in Armenian to another Armenian, what would it be? 3. Same as question two, except the book is written in English.[This message has been edited by Pilafhead (edited November 15, 2000).]1. Vardanank by Derenick Demirjyan.2. Now this is a hard one. I can't come up with one answer. Every book written or even translated to Armenian has so much flavor of our beutiful language. I recommend all of them.3. Any book written by Hemingway, de Mopasan, or Steinbeck will do it.4. Just an extra addition (in Russian)--War and Peace,Anna Karenina by Lev Tolstoy. Just the opening sentence of Anna Karenina is worth reading 10 books if not more.[This message has been edited by edg (edited November 15, 2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2000 Report Share Posted November 16, 2000 1. If you could recommend only one book about Armenians to an odar, what would it be? It would have to be "The Armenian People: From Ancient to Modern Times" (Volumes I and II) by Richard Hovhanissian. 2. If you could recommend only one book written in Armenian to another Armenian, what would it be? This is probably the toughest. Its like asking a mother which child do you value more (cliche but true). Having lived in the diaspora for 13 years, I would probably recommend "Krake Shapik" by Vardges Petrossian. It is not a master piece but it sheds so much light on your own feelings as an Armenian away from home. 3. Same as question two, except the book is written in English. Oh I hate to choose !!! It would probably be "The Great Gatsby" or "The Awakening" [This message has been edited by Sulamita (edited November 15, 2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2000 Report Share Posted November 16, 2000 1. "Forty days of Musa Dagh", Franz Werfel -- translated into many languages. 2. "Anlreli Zangakatun", Paruyr Sevak... 3. "Anna Karenina", Lev Tolstoy (difficult choice, definitely one of my faves) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2000 Report Share Posted November 16, 2000 Thanks for answering! I'm personally curious. For question 3, I actually meant a book about Armenians or somehow related to Armenians, but written in English. I should have been clearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2000 Report Share Posted November 16, 2000 <b>The Cross and the Crescent</b> by Lindy Avakian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2000 Report Share Posted November 17, 2000 quote:Originally posted by Pilafhead:Thanks for answering! I'm personally curious.For question 3, I actually meant a book about Armenians or somehow related to Armenians, but written in English. I should have been clearer.In that case ~ "Black Dog of Fate" by Peter Balakian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2000 Report Share Posted November 17, 2000 Just as a partial and not very direct answer, I would recommend to every Armenian to read an essay by Albert Camus called "The legend of Sisyphus." It is a philosophical interpretation of the renowned Greek legend. It seems to me too applicable to Armenia, when glancing its entire history, and projecting it to the future. I am not sure if it is translated to English, though. It exists in French (obviously) and in Armenian - in one of the early editions of the magazine "Garun" (Yerevan) at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Pilafhead: Thanks for answering! I'm personally curious. For question 3, I actually meant a book about Armenians or somehow related to Armenians, but written in English. I should have been clearer. In that case ~ "Black Dog of Fate" by Peter Balakian. style_images/master/snapback.png When I read about the NY Times using the term "Genocide" in this thread(http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=9992) that Vava started I had a really weird moment. My parents and grand parents have really not talked much to us about the Genocide. This was especially true of the 2 grandparents that I had(the other 2 passed away before I was born). Yet there is a 700 page book about one of my grandfathers about the spy work he did on behalf of the Armenians of Mush during the genocide and how so many lives were saved because of his work. Anyways the weird moment happened because of the following book "Black Dog of Fate". My mom LOVED to read. She had a library(we still have most, some are still in Armenia) over 10,000 books. 8 large book cabinets double stacked at my home alone. She spoke very little English, and as her brain cancer got worse and worse she had a hard time reading books. She would read 6-7 pages at a time, relax for a while and because of the cancer she would have to go back and reread about 2-3 pages and continues to read the rest. She insisted on reading the book with her limited English and would ask us what words meant that she did not know. When she passed away for the last few months that book sat on the small table she had next to her armchair and only recently I was putting it back on the shelf and realized that she was only 14 pages from completing it. Sorry for the sappy message and I know I blabbered alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Sorry to hear about your mom Azat. But perhaps it'll make you feel better that in my healthy state, I can't read more than 7 pages at a time either (and this is true!). Btw, what is the name of that book about your grandfather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 (edited) My sympathies again, for the loss of your mom - but recollections like this honour the memory of their lives. Truly interesting about the books/library. I'm sure you have some fascinating reading material at your place... Edited October 8, 2004 by vava Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 The book that best describes Armenians, although not written specially for them is §22! Not sure, but Yosserian is the model Armenian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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