Christopher Atamian is a writer, translator, director, and creative producer. He co-produced the OBIE Award–winning play Trouble in Paradise, as well as several music videos and short films. Christopher has been awarded two Tölölyan Literary prizes and was selected for the 2009 Venice Biennale on the basis of his video Sarafian’s Desire and received a 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He continues to contribute critical pieces to publications such as The New York Times Book Review, The Huffington Post, and Scenes Media while working on other creative endeavors in film and theater. He is currently finishing a novel, Manhattan Boy, and working on several film and theatrical projects.

Christopher Atamian

Aram Pachyan is considered one of the most prominent representatives of the post-Soviet generation of Armenian authors and a member of the so-called Generation Independence. Born in Vanadzor in 1983, he studied law at Yerevan State University and works as a journalist at the newspaper Hraparak. He was awarded the 2021 EU Prize for Literature for his book P/F.

Aram Pachyan

The Glory of Trams

"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf

Memoir &amp; Essay

Aram Pachyan is considered one of the most prominent representatives of the post-Soviet generation of Armenian authors and a member of the so-called Generation Independence. Born in Vanadzor in 1983, he studied law at Yerevan State University and works as a journalist at the newspaper Hraparak. He was awarded the 2021 EU Prize for Literature for his book P/F.

Aram Pachyan

Articles

The Glory of Trams