Agop Jack Hacikyan Explained
Agop Jack Hacikyan (25 November 1931 – 3 July 2015)[1] was a Canadian university Emeritus Professor of Literary Studies, historian, academic and writer.[2] [3] He was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1931.[4] He is the author of over 30 books on literature and linguistics, and eight novels, including A Summer Without Dawn, an international bestseller. He is known as the co-author of one of the most comprehensive anthologies of Armenian literature, The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the Eighteenth Century to Modern Times (Wayne State University Press, 2005).[5]
Hacikyan was born in Istanbul to Armenian parents. After completing the first year of his engineering degree, Hacikyan left Turkey to study literature. He received his PhD in Montreal[6] and has lived in Quebec since 1957.[7]
Novels
- The Young Man in the Grey Suit (2013)
- My Ethnic Quest (2012)
- The Lamppost Diary (2009)
- Les rives du destin (2005)
- A Summer Without Dawn (2000)
- Un été sans aube (1991)
- The Battle of the Prophets (1981)
- Tomas (1970)
References
- News: Author Agop Hacikyan Dies. Armenian Mirror-Spectator. 16 July 2015.
- Web site: Agop Hacikyan Obituary - Montreal, QC - The Gazette. The Gazette.
- Book: Interlink Publishing Spring / Summer 2011 Catalog. 2011. 8. Interlink Publishing. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713045653/http://www.interlinkbooks.com/files/current-catalog.pdf . 2011-07-13 .
- Book: The international authors and writers who's who. google.ca. 9780900332456. Gaster. Adrian. 1977. International Biographical Centre .
- http://www.aacainc.org/pdfs/2003-Agop%20Hacikyan.pdf Armenian American Cultural Association and the Armenian Embassy Introduce Author Agop Hacikyan to the Metropolitan Washington Area Community
- Web site: Agop J. Hacikyan: 'I don't feel I am translating my culture into English'. Cafebabel. 2010-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20101028051906/http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/32798/agop-hacikyan-lamppost-diary-turkey-europe-author.html. 2010-10-28. dead.
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