Nigoghos Sarafian Explained

Nigoghos Sarafian
Birth Date:1902
Birth Place:Varna, Principality of Bulgaria
Death Place:Paris, France
Occupation:writer, poet, editor, and journalist

Nigoghos Sarafian (Armenian: Նիկողոս Սարաֆեան, 1902 in Varna, Principality of Bulgaria - 1972 in Paris, France), was an Armenian writer, poet, editor, and journalist.[1]

Biography

Nigoghos Sarafian was born on a boat that was leaving Constantinople on the way to Varna. He received his education in Armenian and French schools in Romania and Bulgaria. During the troublesome period of World War I, Sarafian along with his family fled back to Varna where they would remain until the Armistice of Mudros and move to Istanbul. He attended the prestigious Getronagan Armenian High School. After the promulgation of the Turkish Republic in 1923 he moved to Paris. He wrote prolifically in French and Armenian.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hacikyan, Agop. The Heritage of Armenian Literature Volume III: From the Eighteenth Century to Modern Times. 2005. Wayne State University Press. Detroit, MI. 0-8143-2815-6. Gabriel Basmajian . Edward S. Franchuk . Nourhan Ouzounian. 19 October 2011. 1031–1032.