David Bek (novel) explained

David Bek
Title Orig:	Դավիթ Բեկ / Davit Bek
Author:	Raffi
Country:	Armenia
Language:	Armenian
Genre:	Novel
Release Date:	1882
Media Type:	Print

David Bek (Դավիթ Բեկ Davit Bek) is an 1882 novel by Armenian writer Raffi based on the life of Davit Bek, an early 18th century Armenian nobleman and revolutionary.^[1] The novel was the base for David Bek, a 1944 Soviet Armenian film by Hamo Beknazarian, and the opera David Bek composed by Armen Tigranian.

Notes and References

1. Harry Butler Weber, George J. Gutsche, P. Rollberg The Modern encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet literature - Page 214 "Raffi's historical novels and his novels on contemporary themes appeared in the pages of the newspaper Mshak (Toiler, 1872-1920), published in Tiflis under the editorship of G. Artsruni (1845-92) ...and David Bek (1881-82)."