A COLLECTION OF PARUYR SEVAK POEMS IN IRAN
Iran Book News Agency IBNA
http://www.ibna.ir/vdcb85bw.rhb8wpe4ur.html
Sept 14 2010
"An ordinary miracle" a poetry collection by contemporary Armenian
poet, Paruyr Sevak has been rendered into Persian and will be released
in Iran. Paruyr Sevak works have been converted into Persian for the
first time.
IBNA: "An ordinary miracle" has been converted into Persian by Azad
Matian and Shapour Ali nejhad and it is to be published by Hezareh
Qoqnoos.
The book holds 20 poems of Paruyr Sevak which have been collected
form 3 different poetry collections. "An ordinary miracle" is the
first work of the poet which has been rendered into Persian.
Paruyr Rafaeli Ghazaryan (January 26, 1924 - June 17, 1971) was an
Armenian poet. He is considered one of the greatest Armenian poets
of the twentieth century.
Sevak was born in Chanakhchi (now Zangakatun) village, Soviet
Armenia to Rafael and Anahit Soghomonyan. He studied at Yerevan
State University and Moscow's Gorky Institute of Literature. A doctor
of philology, Sevak was one of the senior researchers of the Manuk
Abeghyan Yerevan Institute of Literature.
Sevak died on June 17, 1971 in a car crash while on a drive back
to Yerevan. In previous years, he had voiced his criticism of
the corruption of the Soviet establishment and for this, many
Armenians believe, he was murdered by the Soviet KGB. His wife,
Nelly Menagharishvili, also died in the car crash. He was buried in
the backyard of his home, in Zangakatun, which later became a museum.
From: A. Papazian
Iran Book News Agency IBNA
http://www.ibna.ir/vdcb85bw.rhb8wpe4ur.html
Sept 14 2010
"An ordinary miracle" a poetry collection by contemporary Armenian
poet, Paruyr Sevak has been rendered into Persian and will be released
in Iran. Paruyr Sevak works have been converted into Persian for the
first time.
IBNA: "An ordinary miracle" has been converted into Persian by Azad
Matian and Shapour Ali nejhad and it is to be published by Hezareh
Qoqnoos.
The book holds 20 poems of Paruyr Sevak which have been collected
form 3 different poetry collections. "An ordinary miracle" is the
first work of the poet which has been rendered into Persian.
Paruyr Rafaeli Ghazaryan (January 26, 1924 - June 17, 1971) was an
Armenian poet. He is considered one of the greatest Armenian poets
of the twentieth century.
Sevak was born in Chanakhchi (now Zangakatun) village, Soviet
Armenia to Rafael and Anahit Soghomonyan. He studied at Yerevan
State University and Moscow's Gorky Institute of Literature. A doctor
of philology, Sevak was one of the senior researchers of the Manuk
Abeghyan Yerevan Institute of Literature.
Sevak died on June 17, 1971 in a car crash while on a drive back
to Yerevan. In previous years, he had voiced his criticism of
the corruption of the Soviet establishment and for this, many
Armenians believe, he was murdered by the Soviet KGB. His wife,
Nelly Menagharishvili, also died in the car crash. He was buried in
the backyard of his home, in Zangakatun, which later became a museum.
From: A. Papazian