From Yerevan Correctional Facility
4,900 ֏
Additional information
| Dimensions | 15 × 23 cm |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 978-9939-9242-5-0 |
| Cover | Hardcover |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 192 |
Description
A memorable episode in Yeghishe Charents’ tumultuous and controversial life is the evening of September 5, 1926, when, after an attempted murder against Mariana Ayvazyan, he finds himself in the Yerevan Correctional Facility. “I was in love, I wanted to marry her, I proposed, she refused, and in response I wanted to kill her and attempted murder…” the writer confessed during interrogation.
This autobiographical story reflects the author’s experience of imprisonment. “From the Yerevan Correctional Facility” presents the astonishing world of a Soviet prison, where the writer depicts the relationships, psychology, personal lives, and even romantic adventures of the inmates. Published for the first time with accessible annotations for readers.
