History

Structure

Staff

Library

Art Section

Members

Literary News

New Books

Media

Address

GHAZANCHYAN RAFAYEL

Writer, WUA member since 1973

Born in 1938, August 22, in Yerevan.
A graduate of Yerevan State University, the department of Philology. Running responsible posts he worked in state literary press ('Yerekoyan Yerevan', 'Avangard', 'Hayreniki Dzayn'). His works started to be published since 1960. His works were translated into Russian, Bulgarian, French. He himself translates from Russian.

WORKS

1. Father's Handwriting, Yerevan, 2003
2. Rising Mohicans, Yerevan, 2000
3. The Lion's Year, Yerevan, 1990

TRANSLATIONS (from Russian)

1. Sidney Sheldon, The Angel's Wrath, Yerevan, 2003
2. Leonard Gendlin, The Confession of Stalin's Lover, Yerevan, 1999

AWARDS

1. In 2003 he was awarded the WUA Prize after Derenik Demirchyan for his 'Father's Handwriting'.
2. In 2002 his 'The Sacret Target' story got the Prize for 'The Best Prose' within WUA, 'Zoravar Andranik', and 'Hayastan' newspaper's joint Award.
3. In 1990 he was awarded the WUA annual Prize for his ' The Lion's Year' novel and story collection.

Address:

375038, Yerevan, Arzumanyan 3, ap. 20
tel. ap. 39-28-68

2005 © Writers' Union of Armenia
All Rights Reserved