Translation: Nigoghos Sarafian’s The Princess
The following is a translation of the first chapter of a novel by Nigoghos Sarafian entitled The Princess. Originally written in Western Armenian, the novel was published in 1934 in
An Armenian Supernova in Mexico: Astronomer Marie Paris Pishmish
Dr. Marie Paris Pishmish, a Turkish-Armenian astronomer who played an instrumental role in establishing the study of modern astronomy in Mexico, embodies a kind of woman who has been embraced
The View from Zabel Yesayan’s The Gardens of Silihdar, Part II
Yesayan was drawn to the freedom that France represented. By living in Paris, she could escape many of the social conventions that she had resisted, especially the restrictions placed on
The View from Zabel Yesayan’s The Gardens of Silihdar, Part I
The second half of the 19th century marks a period of cultural reawakening for Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. As measures were put into place to liberalize Ottoman society and
Archag & Anahid: Cultivating Armenian Literature in France
With so much attention focused on the French-Armenian community in recent weeks, it is an excellent time to remember the role that France once played as the center of Armenian