HRANT MATEVOSIAN IS TODAY CONSIDERED MOST READ ARMENIAN WRITER, LEVON ANANIAN SAYS

Noyan Tapan
Feb 13 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. On February 12, Hrant Matevosian’s
birthday, representatives of the Writers’ Union of Armenia, RA
Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues, politicians visited the Yerevan
pantheon after Komitas to pay tribute of respect in the great writer’s
memory. In WUA Chairman Levon Ananian’s words, H.Matevosian left big
trace in the Armenian literature.

"H.Matevosian raised in his works the Armenian people’s
characteristic. That’s why he is today considered the most read
and expected writer," L.Ananian emphasized. He also mentioned that
the Hrant Matevosian literary reward with monetary prize of 1000
U.S. dollars was already given to writer Zorayr Khalapian.

Writer’s son Davit Matevosian stated that H.Matevosian’s unpublished
works are being published today as well. But, in D.Matevosian’s words,
the issue of construction of a cultural center-museum after the writer
remains unsettled because of absence of financial resources. He also
stated that it is envisaged to define Hrant Matevosian prize at the
"Golden Apricot" (Voske Tsiran) international film festival starting
from this year.