HARUT BARSAMIAN, author of the recently published book
RESURRECTION WITH CANE AND SHOE

Book presentation by PROF. OSHEEN KESHISHIAN

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2010 – 3:00 PM
ABRIL BOOKSTORE – 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205

Admission is Free. Wine and Cheese Reception to follow. For more information, please call (818) 243-4112.
Purchase a copy by going to: http://www.abrilbooks.com/books/9940.html

“Harut Barsamian’s story is an authentic revelation of one person’s feverish life filled with uneven battles for survival and eventual success. The author was born and grew up in the Middle East who repatriated with his family to Soviet Armenia. Not much as been written about the disenchantment and persecution of tens of thousands of patriotic Armenians from different parts of the world during the 1946-1948 mass repatriation. The book is a rare exposure of their tumultuous experiences in the Soviet land. Educated in electrical engineering and computer sciences, Harut eventually arrives in the United States where he finds a niche in corporate research and later as an academician in the University of California system. The author’s brilliant narrative style makes the reading of this book a truly rewarding experience.” – Dr. Mihran Agbabian

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UPCOMING ABRIL EVENTS:
Mar. 22, 2010 at 8:00pm – Ara Melkonian, translator of newly released English edition of Raffi’s “Khamsayi Melikoutiunneru”
Mar. 25, 2010 at 8:00pm – Armen Der Kiureghian, author of “The Life and Art of Sumbat”
April 8, 2010 at 8:00pm – Hrayr S. Karagueuzian, co-author of “A Perfect Injustice: Genocide and Theft of Armenian Wealth”
April 24-25, 2010 – Abril Bookstore at the LA Times Festival of Books, UCLA
May 15, 2010 – 8:00pm – Alan Semerdjian, author of “In the Architecture of Bone”

CURRENT BOOK CLUB:
Yervant Odian’s “Accursed Years” (English translation by Ara Melkonian) – next meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2010 – 7:30pm (Please have first 10 chapters read)