Bestselling author Chris Bohjalian to discuss his book at ALMA July 19, 2012 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bestselling author Chris Bohjalian will discuss his eagerly awaited 15th book, "The Sandcastle Girls", an epic novel set against the backdrop of the Armenian Genocide, on Thursday, July 26 at the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA). The author of 14 books, most of them taking place in his native New England, Bohjalian has now written a novel whose narrative shifts between Aleppo, Syria, in 1915, and Bronxville, New York, in 2012. Described as a sweeping historical love story steeped in the author's Armenian heritage, "The Sandcastle Girls" is the author's most personal novel to date. Bohjalian will also show pictures from his recent trip to Armenia during the program.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
