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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
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