Books hidden, books found
Armenians seemed to be particularly adept at averting bibliocide. Â Some cultures, threatened with bibliocide, committed books to memory. The Armenians,...
Straight as an avenue of poplars
When was the last time you received - or wrote - an 18 page letter? Â I think I have managed...
The secret cupboard of the mountain sun
Wishing you a climate where the light trades in the gold currency of cognac. Not the first mention I have...
Hoovering up ideas
There's such a zest to this account of the Armenian approach to dealing with invaders: translate everything you can get...
Expressing allegiance
Mandelstam seems to have seen something timeless in the curve of a horse’s neck in Armenia, and discerned a proud...
In quest of lost libraries
For me the world of books and libraries has a shadow world of those lost or destroyed. Surely someone could...
Hachkars (khachkars)
Hachkars (or khachkars) are Armenian stone crosses.
'You encounter these hachkars all over Armenia, for they were the symbols of...
A coral coinage
What an exuberant description of wild strawberries! A coral coinage with the berries singing not only in batches, but in...
An invitation in your pocket
A sense of feeling like a grand guest, as if Tamerlane himself has invited you and the world is at...
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