Russian and German readers now have the opportunity to become familiar with the works of writer-victims of the Armenian Genocide compiled in a book entitled “The Land Speaks…” (Hoghe k’Khosi) and presented during a ceremony held at the Union of Writers of Armenia.

According to Panorama.am, the collections include the works of 10 writer-victims of the Armenian Genocide, including Daniel Varoujan, Siamanto, Ruben Sevak, Grigor Zohrab, Ruben Zardaryan, Yerukhan, Tlkatintsi, Gegham Barseghyan, Tigran Chyokyuryan and Artashes Harutyunyan. The goal of the book is to introduce the world to writer-victims of the Armenian Genocide, their creations, as well as present the best samples of Armenian literature and the story of the Armenian Genocide.

“As an Armenian holds this book in his hands, he feels great pain and suffering for having lost so many people, but he also feels proud that Armenians have had such writers. This book is like a monument, a pantheon, a special place where our authors have opened up about their pain, suffering, joys and literature,” said Vazgen Gabrielyan, who is the author of the book’s preface.

The collection of translations is released by the Union of Writers of Armenia NGO and as part of grant given by the Staff of the RA President and the contest declared by the Youth Foundation of Armenia. The German version has already been presented in Austria and Germany.

“These books will help many people become familiar with real Armenian literature and learn about the greatest tragedy of the Armenian people,” Vazgen Gabrielyan mentioned, adding that those reading this book will get a picture of what kind of writers the Armenian nation has had and what kinds of people were killed.

“After all, we Armenians lost an entire culture,” he said.

President of the Union of Writers of Armenia Eduard Militonyan mentioned that the collections would be presented at various book fairs and distributed to different publishing houses.