Books set in Armenia (7)


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El alambre no se percibía entre la hierba by Levon Kechoyan, Hovhannes Yeranyan ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Armenia flag Armenia
Description:
La caída de la Unión Soviética provocó un nuevo trazado en las geometrías de los pueblos del Cáucaso sur. Tras la independencia de la Tercera República de Armenia en 1991, sucede la guerra de Nagorno Karabagh, enclave de población armenia en territorio de Azerbaiján. Conflicto entre dos pueblos que no termina con el cese del fuego del año 1994. Dos gestualidades que no han alcanzado la paz y aun conviven en el límite de las amenazas. Con una prosa poética potente y reveladora, Levón Khechoyan y Hovhann&... continue

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Family of Shadows : A Century of Murder, Memory, and the Armenian American Dream by Garin K. Hovannisian EN

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Country: Asia / Armenia flag Armenia
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As a world war rages through Europe in 1915, Ottoman authorities commence the systematic slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians—the first genocide of modern history. A teenage boy named Kaspar Hovannisian is among the surviving generation of Armenians who escape the ruins of their ancestral homeland and build communities around the world. Kaspar follows the American dream to the San Joaquin Valley of California, where he cultivates a small farm and begins investing in real estate. But memories of Armenia burn strong—a legacy of love, anguish, and faith in a national rebirth. Kaspar's son Richard l... continue

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I del cel van caure tres pomes by Narine Abgarian CA

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Armenia flag Armenia
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L'Anatòlia és una dona abonyegada per les desgràcies que es refugia a la biblioteca del poble (amagant els llibres del comte Tolstoi, per qui professa un odi rotund); en Hovhannés es fuma el tabac de la seva collita enrotllant-lo amb el paper de la «premsa babaua» i de llibres vells, perquè no n'hi ha cap altre. I només són dos dels personatges inoblidables d'aquesta novel·la. Maran és un món que sembla que té els dies comptats, però aviat ens adonarem que, en realitat, aquest poble perdut al cim de la humanitat, en un racó del Caucas, està empès per una energia immortal. Premi Iàsnaia Poliana... continue

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The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Description:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of The Flight Attendant, here is a sweeping historical love story that probes the depths of love, family, and secrets amid the Armenian Genocide during WWI. When Elizabeth Endicott arrives in Aleppo, Syria, she has a diploma from Mount Holyoke, a crash course in nursing, and only the most basic grasp of the Armenian language. It’s 1915, and Elizabeth has volunteered to help deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian Genocide during the First World War. There she meets Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his wife ... continue


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Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan EN

Rating: 5 (6 votes)
Country: Asia / Armenia flag Armenia
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An multi award-winning story of friendship and feuds in a remote Armenian mountain village The Russian bestseller about love and second chances, brimming with warmth and humour In the tiny village of Maran nestled high in the Armenian mountains, a place where dreams, curses and miracles are taken very seriously, a close-knit community bickers, gossips and laughs, untouched by the passage of time. A lifelong resident, Anatolia is happily set in her ways. Until, that is, she wakes up one day utterly convinced that she is dying. She lies down on her bed and prepares to meet her maker, but just wh... continue

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Y del cielo cayeron tres manzanas by Narine Abgaryan ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Armenia flag Armenia
Description:
En la pequeña aldea de Maran, enclavada en lo alto de las montañas en un rincón olvidado del Cáucaso, un lugar donde los sueños, las maldiciones y los milagros se toman muy en serio, una comunidad unida discute, cotillea y ríe sin que el paso del tiempo la afecte. En su vida cotidiana cosechando, haciendo baklava, limpiando las casas, los aldeanos se apoyan unos a otros en los buenos y en los malos momentos. Sin embargo, a veces basta una chispa de romance para que la vida dé un vuelco, y un complot para unir a dos de los habitantes más o... continue