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The Armenian community in Fresno—already significant by the 1910s—grew larger by the influx of genocide survivors and Saroyan grew up in an Armenian environment. [3] In his 1935 story "First Visit to Armenia", Saroyan wrote that he "began to visit Armenia as soon as I had earned the necessary money." [4]
William Saroyan [2] (/ s ə ˈ r ɔɪ ə n /; August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film The Human Comedy .
Yeghishe Charents (Armenian: Եղիշե Չարենց, romanized: Yeghishe Ch’arents’; 25 March [O.S. 13 March], 1897 – November 27, 1937) was an Armenian poet, writer and public activist. Charents' literary subject matter ranged from his experiences in the First World War , the Russian Revolution , and frequently Armenia and Armenians. [ 1 ]
First edition (publ. Harcourt Brace) Illustrated by Don Freeman. My Name is Aram is a 1940 short story collection by American author William Saroyan.The stories detail the exploits of Aram Garoghlanian, a boy of Armenian descent growing up in Fresno, California, and the various members of his large family.
Armenia, also the Kingdom of Greater Armenia [9] or simply Greater Armenia or Armenia Major (Armenian: Մեծ Հայք Mets Hayk; [10] Latin: Armenia Maior), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire under Tigranes II, was an Armenian kingdom in the Ancient Near East which existed from 331 BC to 428 AD.
The famed Armenian-American writer William Saroyan wrote a short story titled Antranik of Armenia, which was included in his collection of short stories Inhale and Exhale (1936). [165] Another US-based Armenian writer Hamastegh's novel The White Horseman (Սպիտակ Ձիավորը, 1952) was based on Andranik and other fedayi.
Comedic legend Carol Burnett has been married to her husband, Brian Miller, for over 20 years now. Previously, Burnett was wed to actor Don Saroyan from 1955 to 1962, and then to TV producer Joe ...
My Heart Is in the Highlands (Armenian: Իմ սիրտը լեռներում է) is a 1975 Armenian drama film based on William Saroyan's play of the same name. The film was released on 22 April 1976 in the USSR. The film was directed by Levon Grigoryan, starring Gor Sahakyan, Sos Sargsyan, and Arus Asryan. [1] [2]