Aram Pachyan

Aram Pachyan (born 1983 in Vanazdor) is an Armenian writer. He studied law at Yerevan State University, graduating in 2004. His early work was published in the literary newspaper Grakan Tert, and then in other literary journals such as Gretert, Eghitsi Luys, and Narcis. He works as a journalist at the Hraparak newspaper; he also writes for the radio.

Aram Pachyan
BornVanazdor
OccupationWritter
NationalityArmenian

His debut collection of short stories Robinson appeared in 2011. This was followed by his first novel Goodbye, Bird (2012) which was later adapted into a play I Am a Vegetarian (2017). Both Robinson and Goodbye, Bird have been translated into English, the latter by Nairi Hakhverdi, under the auspices of Glagoslav Press. Other books include Ocean (short stories) and P/F (novel).

He participated in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 2018. He has won the Armenian Presidential Prize for Literature. In 2021, he won the EU Prize for Literature for his book P/F.[1][2]

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