Ara Baliozian (; born 10 December 1936) is an

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who is published in both Armenian and English. Born in

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, Baliozian received his education at the

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College of Moorat-Raphael in

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, where he also studied

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at the

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. He lives in

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, Canada, where he devotes his to writing. He is also the winner of many prizes and government grants for his literary work, which includes fiction, drama, literary criticism, and translations from Armenian, French, and Italian. In recent years he posted his works on different Armenian internet discussion boards.

Memoirs and fiction

#''The Horrible Silence: An Autobiographical Novella'' (Maral Press, 1982) #''In the New World'' (Voskedar, 1982) #''The Call of the Crane/The Ambitions of a Pig'' (Voskedar, 1983) #''The Greek Poetess and Other Writings'' (Impressions Publishers, 1988)

Historiographical works

#''The Armenians: Their History and Culture'' (AGBU Ararat Press, 1980) #''The Armenian Genocide & The West'' (Impressions Publishers, 1984) #''Armenia Observed: An Anthology''

Critical works

#''Portrait of a Genius and Other Essays'' (A/G Press, 1980) #''Views/Reviews/Interviews: Critical Articles, Conversations'' (A/G Press, 1982) #''Voices of Fear'' (Impressions Publishers, 1989) #''Perseverance: Ara Baliozian and the Armenian Cause'' (Impressions Publishers, 1990) #''That Promising Reality: New Visions & Values, The Armenian Revival'' (Impressions Publishers, 1992) #''Definitions: A Critical Companion to Armenian History and Culture'' (Impressions Publishers, 1998) #''Unpopular Opinions'' (Impressions Publishers, 1998) #''Fragmented Dreams: Armenians in Diaspora'' #''Intimate Talk'' #Undiplomatic Observations'' #''Pages from my Diary: 1986–1995'' #''Conversations with Nazali Bagdasarian''

Translations

#Puzant Granian, ''My Land, My People'' #Puzant Granian, ''Selected Poems / 1936–1982'' # Zabel Yessayan, ''The Gardens of Silihdar & Other Writings'' (Ashod Press, 1982) #

Gostan Zarian Constant, or Kostan Zarian (; February 8, 1885 – December 11, 1969) was an Armenians, Armenian writer who produced short lyric poems, long narrative poems of an epic cast, manifestos, essays, travel impressions, criticism, and fiction. The genr ...

, ''The Traveller & His Road'' (Ashod Press, 1981) #Gostan Zarian, ''Bancoop & the Bones of the Mammoth'' (Ashod Press, 1982) #Gostan Zarian, ''The Island & A Man'' (Kar Publishing House, 1983) #

Krikor Zohrab Krikor Zohrab (; 26 June 1861 – 1915) was an influential Armenian writer, politician, and lawyer from Ottoman Constantinople, Constantinople. At the onset of the Armenian genocide he was arrested by the Turkish government and sent to appear bef ...

, ''Zohrab: An Introduction'' (Kar Publishing House, 1985)

Compilations

#''From Plato to Sartre: Wisdom for Armenians'' () #
Armenian wisdom : A Treasury of Quotations & Proverbs
' (2nd ed ) #''Dictionary of Armenian Quotations'' (Impressions Publishers, 1998)

References

The Ara Baliozian Story:Going against the Grain..

External links

Ara Baliozian's blog, baliozian.blogspot.com
* * Italian emigrants to Canada Greek emigrants to Italy Canadian people of Armenian descent 1936 births 2019 deaths Greek people of Armenian descent San Lazzaro degli Armeni alumni Writers from Athens {{armenia-writer-stub