"STORY ABOUT GENERAL ANDRANIK" EPIC NOVEL WRITTEN AND DEVELOPED BY SUREN SAHAKIAN PUBLISHED AFTER EDITED BY L. SAHAKIAN
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NOYAN TAPAN.
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Associate professor of Turkish Studies at Yerevan State University,
Master of Science in Philology, Lusine Sahakyan’s editorial efforts
culminate in presenting the reader with a work that was originally
recorded and revised in 1960s-1980s by a survivor from Western
Armenia, dialectologist-ethnographer Suren Sahakyan as the "Story
about Andranik" epic novel.
The book consists of four parts that describe Andranik’s birth,
childhood and adolescence, adulthood, and glorious military
career. This folk story is a unique example of an epic created in
19th-20th centuries, a wonderful product of Armenian collective
thought, manifesting an attitude towards a heroic and a national
liberation struggle. An epic novel is a comprehensive equivalent of a
national hero’s life and achievements. Lusine Sahakyan begins the book
with a lengthy introduction that describes the roots, historic and
epic characteristics, and value of an epic novel; also included is a
dialectal dictionary that will make reading the epic novel easier. The
book is published by "Ararat" Center for Strategic Research.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
