FIRST VOLUME OF TWO-VOLUME BOOK “MODERN ARMENIAN WRITERS OF ISTANBUL”
PUBLISHED IN BEIRUT
ISTANBUL, January 15 (Noyan Tapan). The first volume of the the
two-volume book “Modern Armenian Writers of Istanbul” was published in
Beirut. The book was prepared for publication by Karo Abrahamian, a
former resident of Istanbul who, despite the fact of having settled in
Beirut and setting up business there, has maintained links with the
literary and cultural life of Istanbul. The well-known poet from
Labanon Pepo Simonian also has an important contribution in the
publication of the book as the editor in charge of the volume.
According to the daily “Marmara” (Istanbul), the first volume is
dedicated only to creative literature – poetry, prose and drama, while
the second one will deal with publicism. In the part dedicated to
poetry, the introduction is followed by Pepo Simonian’s essay
“Armenian Poets of Istanbul”. The biographies of 28 poets, as well as
their photos and selected works are presented. The second part devoted
to the Armenian prose-writers of Istanbul begins with Rober Hattechian’s
article “Literary Review of Armenian Prose of Istanbul”. This part
contains works of 23 prose-writers. The third part about drama is
constructed according to the same principle: first a leading article,
Varuzhan Atchemian’s “Essay on Armenian Theatre of Istanbul”, followed
by some information about the works of two dramatists, Rober Hattechian
and Arman Vardanian. Works of 7 authors have been included in this
part. The 550-page volume has an annex with brief information on 33
other writers.