A new book by Narine Abgaryan, author of the famous autobiographical novels "Manyunya" and "People Who Are Always With Me." 31 stories about war. A book about those who survived the war. And those who did not. "To Live On" is a collection of stories about Manyunya's fellow countrymen—the residents of the Armenian border town of Berd during the years of military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and today.
The residents of this border town still make kavurma, harvest honey, bake bread, and weave carpets, even though everyone's life is forever divided into before and after the war. Proud, free, simple, and kind people who know how to be happy throughout their lives... Today, the town remains the same—February snowfalls and the scent of honey in the surrounding fields in September, good-natured and stubborn old people. It’s just that life is different now.
"Writing about war is like destroying hope within yourself. It is like looking death in the face, trying not to look away. Because if you do, you betray yourself. I tried as best I could. I am not sure that I succeeded. Life is more just than death, and that is where its indestructible truth lies. You must believe in this in order to—go on living."
Author: Narine Abgaryan
Illustrations: Sona Abgaryan
Pages: 254 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 205x132x16 mm
