Kay Mouradian Presents A Gift in the Sunlight
During Author Night on August 26
South Pasadena author Kay Mouradian wrote her true story of her mother
and her mothers family as a novel, A Gift in the Sunlight, to
represent every Armenian family deported in 1915. Dr. Mouradian will
present her unique portrait of life during the Armenian deportations,
as well as some history of why they happened during an Author Night
program in the South Pasadena Library Community Room on Wednesday,
August 26 at 7:00 p.m. The free event will be presented by the South
Pasadena Public Library and the Friends of the South Pasadena
Library. It is also supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant
it has received from the James Irvine Foundation. During her research
Dr. Mouradian made several trips to Turkey and scoured the UCLA
library and various used bookstores for tales written by Armenian
journalists, diplomats, and missionaries, which she used while writing
about her mother who was deported at age 14.
Belle Jurena of Belles Book Review wrote: This well told story of
Armenian genocide perpetrated by Turks in 1915 is told by the
granddaughter of one of the survivors. The chapters are short and
while written as a novel is based on a true story. It could be read by
girls in high school as is it clean but gripping. Such stories are
never pleasant but sometimes we need to be reminded of historic events
and see how history is being repeated as in Kosovo and Darfur.
The Library Author Night event will also feature live Armenian music
by Greg Hosharian and other musicians, including tenor Chuck Gavoian,
who starred in The Mario Lanza Story. The program will also present
photographs illustrating scenes from her book.
The Library Community Room is located at 1115 El Centro Street. Doors
will open at 6:30 p.m. No tickets or reservations are
necessary. Refreshments will be provided and autographed copies of the
book will be available for purchase.
City of South Pasadena
1414 Mission Street * South Pasadena CA 91030
PHONE (626) 403-7200 * FAX (626) 403-7211
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
