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  • Mark Araxm Aris Janigian at the Glendale Public Library June 1, 2009

    Glendale Public Library
    222 East Harvard Street
    Glendale CA 91205
    (818) 548-2042
    Web: http://www.glendalepubliclibrary.org/

    Elizabeth Grigorian
    [email protected]
    (818) 548-3288


    Mark your Calendar!

    Monday, June 1, 2009
    Mark Arax & Aris Janigian
    To present their newly published
    West of the West & Riverbig
    At Glendale Public Library Auditorium
    >From 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
    Admission is Free


    Almost a century ago, in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide, Yervant
    Janigian made his way from Turkey to the Great Central Valley, and soon
    convinced his nephew, Aram Arax, to join him. Together they began
    picking fruits and vegetables, and putting down roots.
    Today, two generations later, their grandsons Mark Arax (West of the
    West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State)
    and Aris Janigian (Riverbig) offer probing reflections on the West.

    Award-winning author and journalist Mark Arax is a co-author of The King
    of California and author of In My Father's Name. He is a contributing
    writer at Los Angeles magazine and a former senior writer at the Los
    Angeles Times. He teaches nonfiction writing at Claremont McKenna
    College.

    A second generation Armenian-American, Aris Janigian was born and raised
    in Fresno, California. He has authored numerous academic articles in
    psychology and architecture. Riverbig is his second novel. His first
    novel Bloodvine was a finalist for the William Saroyan International
    Writing Prize. In 2007, he received Columbia University's Anahid
    Literary Award.

    Hope to see you all there.
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