Sona Van

Libretto for the Desert (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Poetry dedicated to the victims of genocide and war. An Homer award winning book. Sona Van's subject is the Armenian genocide, also known as the Great Catastrophe. Her family was driven into exile due to this horrific event. Her poems reflect a personal connection to this history as well as the universality of loss, persecution, and intolerance. Forward written by Award winning actress, Beata Pozniak

Sona Van and Beata Pozniak are the Recipients of the International Maria Konopnicka Prize, which promotes Literature and Cultural Achievements of Outstanding Women.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Discordia Global Media
• Seitenzahl: 98
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781951234003
• Artikelnr.: 61233367

Autorenporträt

A native of Yerevan, Armenia, Sona Van (née Ter-Hovhannisian) has authored four volumes of poetry, Pshrankner (Slivers, 1999), Yes anun chunem (I Have No Name, 2003), Yes dzain em lsum (I Hear a Voice, 2006) and Chara anunov trchune (A Bird Called Chara, 2010), which have been translated into more than a twenty languages, establishing her as a poet of great significance. She has been awarded gold medals from the Armenian Ministries of Culture and Diaspora and from the Golden Apricot Film Festival. Also a recipient of the Ianicius Literary Prize and The California Chamber of Commerce acknowledged her with a Woman in Literature Award. She was the receipient of the Armenian Presidential "Movses Khorenatsi" medal for her contributions in preserving the Armenian identity abroad. She also received the Homer Prize - The European Medal of Poetry and Arts and in 2019 she was the recipient of the 1573 International Poetry Prize in China. More: www.SonaVan.com