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Breathing Book Clubs at Abril Bookstore
2/23/2010
The Breathing Books Clubs: Breathing Books to Life
Շնչող Գիրքի Ակումբները՝ Թող գիրքերը շունչ առնեն
CURRENT BOOK CLUB:
"Accursed Years" by Yervant Odian (English edition)
Translated by Ara Melkonian
Led by Atina Hartunian
Every other Tuesday at 7:30pm, starting on February 23rd, 2010 (Please have the first 5 chapters read by the first meeting)
Meetings: February 23, March 9, 23
UPCOMING AUTHORS:
Eric Bogosian, Chris Bohjalian, Raffi, Arthur Nersesian
BOOKS READ:
"The Daydreaming Boy" by Micheline Aharonian Marcom
"The Human Comedy" by William Saroyan
"The Cyclist" by Viken Berberian
"Murder at the Altar" by Terry Phillips
"Me as her again" by Nancy Agabian
"Bloodvine" by Aris Janigian
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Book Club members will receive a 10% discount for the books being read. For questions or to sign up, please contact: (818) 243-4112, noor@abrilbooks.com
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Raffi's "The Five Melikdoms of Karabagh"
3/22/2010
ABRIL BOOKSTORE invites you to meet
ARA MELKONIAN, translator of the newly released English edition of RAFFI'S "THE FIVE MELIKDOMS OF KARABAGH (1600-1827)"
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010 - 8:00pm
ABRIL BOOKSTORE - 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205
Admission is free. Wine and Cheese Reception to follow. For more information, call (818) 243-4112.
The Five Melikdoms of Karabagh [Khamsayi Melikoutiunneru] was written by the great Armenian novelist Raffi in 1881. This is the brilliantly told story of a unique, isolated part of Armenia and its people that, despite all the tumultuous events that have encompassed it, have survived and still exists today. The Five Melikdoms of Karabagh is filled with the deeds of the Armenian rulers of Karabagh and its people and, in Raffi’s inimitable style, details all events that transpired there and in the Caucasus in the decisive years from 1600 to 1827. The great historian Leo (Arakel Babakhanian), himself from Karabagh, dedicated his work A Pilgrim’s Memoirs to Raffi, saying: "…you have not forgotten to honour Karabagh, dedicating a part of your brilliant work to it, bringing forth its history from the darkness of oblivion and, with your wonderful style made us, the real inhabitants of that land, understand all that we knew nothing about…" This book should be of great interest to those those who are genuinely interested in modern Armenian and Caucasian history.
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Armen Der Kiureghian, "The Life and Art of Sumbat"
3/25/2010
ABRIL BOOKSTORE invites you to meet
ARMEN DER KIUREGHIAN, author of the newly released book "THE LIFE AND ART OF SUMBAT" which showcases the art and life of his father SUMBAT DER KIUREGHIAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010 - 8:00pm
ABRIL BOOKSTORE - 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205
Admission is free. Wine and Cheese Reception to follow. For more information, call (818) 243-4112. Purchase a copy of the book by going to:
http://www.abrilbooks.com/books/10635.html
Born in 1913 to an Armenian family in New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran, Sumbat is the most celebrated watercolorist of this ancient capital city - the center of Iranian arts and crafts. He was influenced by both western and eastern artistic styles, and by Armenian and Iranian traditions. Sumbat's paintings describe scenes around his hometown and the ordinary life of people living in the surrounding villages and towns. They possess a lyrical quality, an extraordinary harmony of colors, and a striking honesty of expression. During his 65 years of artistic career, he produced thousands of watercolors, gouaches and oils, which are now scattered throughout the world in private collections and museums. He lived in Iran until 1980, then moved to the United States where he died in 1999. In addition to Iran and the United States, he traveled and painted in Armenia, England, France, Italy, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland.
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Hrayr Karagueuzian author of "A Perfect Injustice"
4/8/2010
ABRIL BOOKSTORE invites you to meet
HRAYR S. KARAGUEUZIAN, co-author of the newly released, "A PERFECT INJUSTICE: GENOCIDE AND THEFT OF ARMENIAN WEALTH"
Introduced by LEVON FERMANIAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010 - 8:00pm
ABRIL BOOKSTORE - 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205
Admission is free. Wine and Cheese Reception to follow. For more information, call (818) 243-4112. Purchase a copy of the book by going to:
http://www.abrilbooks.com/books/10145.html
No adequate reparation for the deeds committed against the Armenians can ever be made. But resolving claims with respect to stolen property is a symbolic gesture toward victims and their heirs. This is unfinished business for Jewish heirs and survivors of the Holocaust, as it is for Armenians. A Perfect Injustice is an essential contribution to understanding why the issue of stolen Armenian wealth remains unresolved after all these years—a topic addressed for the first time in this volume.
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