My Name Is Aram
by William Saroyan
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in About Armenia and Fiction.
Hailed by The New York Times as "marvelously captivating," William Saroyan's 1940 international bestseller recounts the exploits of an Armenian clan in northern California at the turn of the twentieth century. Based on the author's loving and eccentric extended family, the characters in these 14 related short stories enact humorous and touching sce...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in About Armenia and Fiction.
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