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NIGOGHOS SARAFIAN'S THE BOIS DE VINCENNES NOVEL ENGLISH TRANSLATION PUBLISHED
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 6, 2012 - 10:21 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Research Center at the University
of Michigan-Dearborn has announced the publication of the English
translation of the short novel of exile, The Bois de Vincennes,
byone of the prominent Armenian-French authors, Nigoghos Sarafian.
Originally published in Armenian in 1947, the work is best known by
its French-language title, which has been retained in this English
translation. Ably translated by Christopher Atamian, this novel
introduces to the English-speaking world, the mind of one of the
Armenian Diaspora's most complex writers. The book also features
an introduction by Prof. Marc Nichanian, who discusses Sarafian's
intellectual world.
In this book readers see the effect of exile caused by the Armenian
Genocide on Sarafian. Helived in Paris from 1923 to his death in
1972 and was a member of the Menk ("We") group ofArmenian-French
writers who attempted to renew and redefine (in part through their
eponymousjournal) Armenian identity in its new Diaspora setting. This
book is in some measure a way forSarafian to come to terms with his
own exile and the exile of the Armenian people in general. Itis also
an extended meditation in and on the Vincennes Woods, a park just
outside Paris, wherehe spent time in solitary contemplation.
Christopher Atamian, the translator of this work, is a New York-based
writer, filmmaker, andproducer. The Bois de Vincennes is his first
published, book-length translation.
The book's publication was subvented through a generous grant from
the Ajemian Foundation, inmemory of Robert Ajemian. The Ajemian
Foundation is a Michigan-based organization with aninterest in
promoting Armenian-American cultural activity.
The Bois de Vincennes is distributed by Wayne State University Press
and can be purchased from national chain booksellers, special ordered
from smaller bookstores, or ordered from major online retailers like
Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble. The retail price is $20.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 6, 2012 - 10:21 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Research Center at the University
of Michigan-Dearborn has announced the publication of the English
translation of the short novel of exile, The Bois de Vincennes,
byone of the prominent Armenian-French authors, Nigoghos Sarafian.
Originally published in Armenian in 1947, the work is best known by
its French-language title, which has been retained in this English
translation. Ably translated by Christopher Atamian, this novel
introduces to the English-speaking world, the mind of one of the
Armenian Diaspora's most complex writers. The book also features
an introduction by Prof. Marc Nichanian, who discusses Sarafian's
intellectual world.
In this book readers see the effect of exile caused by the Armenian
Genocide on Sarafian. Helived in Paris from 1923 to his death in
1972 and was a member of the Menk ("We") group ofArmenian-French
writers who attempted to renew and redefine (in part through their
eponymousjournal) Armenian identity in its new Diaspora setting. This
book is in some measure a way forSarafian to come to terms with his
own exile and the exile of the Armenian people in general. Itis also
an extended meditation in and on the Vincennes Woods, a park just
outside Paris, wherehe spent time in solitary contemplation.
Christopher Atamian, the translator of this work, is a New York-based
writer, filmmaker, andproducer. The Bois de Vincennes is his first
published, book-length translation.
The book's publication was subvented through a generous grant from
the Ajemian Foundation, inmemory of Robert Ajemian. The Ajemian
Foundation is a Michigan-based organization with aninterest in
promoting Armenian-American cultural activity.
The Bois de Vincennes is distributed by Wayne State University Press
and can be purchased from national chain booksellers, special ordered
from smaller bookstores, or ordered from major online retailers like
Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble. The retail price is $20.
From: Baghdasarian