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    Bohjalian Receives Award in Moscow

    By Weekly Staff on January 6, 2015
    http://armenianweekly.com/2015/01/06/bohjalian-moscow/


    Russian Translation of 'Sandcastle Girls' to Come Out in 2015

    MOSCOW, Russia (A.W.)--New York Times best-selling author Chris
    Bohjalian received a Soglasie (Corcord) Award from the World Armenian
    Congress and Union of Armenians in Russia in December, for his
    "devotion to the Armenian nation's traditions and memory."

    New York Times best-selling author Chris Bohjalian received a Soglasie
    (Corcord) Award from the World Armenian Congress and Union of
    Armenians in Russia

    The Soglasie awards ceremony was held at the Grand Kremlin Palace with
    more than 5,000 community members and guests present.

    "I was moved and honored by my visit with the Armenian community in
    Moscow, and humbled by the award. My hopes for The Sandcastle Girls
    are that it teaches non-Armenians this part of our history and gives
    Armenians a sense of pride. This award and the new Russian edition
    will help accomplish both."

    The Russian translation of The Sandcastle Girls, a novel on the
    Armenian Genocide, will be published by the Moscow-based Vorak-Media
    LLC in February 2015. Publisher Vahe Avanesyan said, "I was very moved
    when Ara Abrahamyan, the head of the Union of Armenians in Russia,
    handed the Concord Award to Chris Bohjalian. This award is for the
    tremendous talent and work Chris has put into the creation of The
    Sandcastle Girls." There is already "a big buzz and a lot of
    anticipation" for the book in Russia, he added.

    The Sandcastle Girls was a New York Times best-seller, and more than a
    dozen editions and translations of the book have appeared around the
    world, including Canada (in English and French), Brazil, the United
    Kingdom, France, Italy, Romania, Poland, Norway, Israel, and Armenia.

    During his trip, Bohjalian also visited the Spiritual and Educational
    Center of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Moscow and met with
    archbishop Ezras Nersisyan, the head of the Russian and
    New-Nakhichevan Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.


    From: Baghdasarian
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