Presentation of Krikor Beldian's books Towards the Great Metaphor and Almost the Voice: Conversations with Krikor Beledian
On September 6th in the frames of Yerevan International Book Festival the presentation of Krikor Beledian’s books Towards a Great Metaphor and Almost a Voice. Conversations with Krikor Beledian took place.
The event was moderated by writer Aram Pachyan, who introduced the audience to the distinctive features of Beledian’s literary thought and his creative world. The author himself, Krikor Beledian, joined the presentation via a video call, thanking the organizers and readers and sharing his reflections on the books.
The presentation turned into a sincere and intimate conversation, where the discussion extended not only to the books but also to the role of contemporary literature and its connection with the reader.
The novel Towards a Great Metaphor was first published in Paris in 1999. It can be described as a philosophical journey that internally resists any archaic genre patterns. This is certainly characteristic of Beledian’s literature, his world of thought.
Almost a Voice: Conversations with Krikor Beledian begins with Aram Pachyan’s introduction, A Few Words, and the book consists of three conversations that Aram Pachyan conducted with Krikor Beledian during the past 15 years. The core of the book is the literature of Krikor Beledian, a writer, thinker, and cultural historian, with its many ramifications. And, of course, the conversations are literature themselves, covering language, history, time, etc.
The initiator of this publishing project is Aram Pachyan, who is also the editor of the books.
The books have been published by ARI Literature Foundation with the support of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
