The Diary of a Cross-Stealer explained

The Diary of a Bandit
Author:Raffi
Country:Armenia
Language:Armenian
Genre:Novel
Release Date:1890
Media Type:Print

The Diary of a Cross-Stealer (Խաչագողի հիշատակարանը / Khachagoghi Hishatakarane) is an 1890 novel by the Armenian novelist Raffi.[1] It was translated into Russian under the title .

The Diary of a Cross-Stealer was made into an Armenian film in 2010 (ru), directed by Hrach Keshishyan to a script by Artak Arzumanyan and starring Babken Chnobanyan as the titular con-man and with the theme song sung by Hayko.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Atamian Armenian Community . 1955. Philosophical Library. New York. 78. "It is difficult to over-estimate Raffi's importance both as a writer and as a political theorist ... Then followed his Khent (The Fool), and his Gaidzer (Sparks) which have practically eclipsed his other great classic works, Kachakoghi Hishadagaran (The Bandit's Diary) and Samuel. ".