THE UNFINISHED “KHACHATUR ABOVYAN” NOVEL BY AKSEL BAKUNTS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24234/journalforarmenianstudies.v1i64.88Keywords:
Aksel Bakunts, Khachatur Abovyan, Friedrich Parrot, Dorpat, Tartu, Echmiatsin, Yerevan, Russia, student, Motherland, homeland, patriotismAbstract
The idea of the “Khachatur Abovyan” novel occupied Aksel Bakunts’s mind for several years leading him to studiously examine the writings of the great educator, as well as to research the archival materials about Abovyan’s life.
Numerous remarkable literary critics, including Edvard Jrbashyan, Suren Aghababyan, and Hrant Tamrazyan, have analyzed the novel “Khachatur Abovyan.” They have all considered it a historical novel (Tamrazyan H., 1984).
This unfinished novel reflects the joint evaluation of Bakunts and Charents regarding
the tragic issues and barriers that Abovyan had to fight for bringing his vision to life, as noted by Suren Aghababyan (Nalbandian V., 1978).
Yeghishe Charents tremendously admired the “Khachatur Abovyan” novel. On one occasion, he told Ruben Zaryan, “Wait, wait a bit more, and then you will see what our friend will accomplish.” (Aghababyan S., 1986).
Bakunts succeeded in bringing to life the period of Abovyan’s life when he was studying in Dorpat (present-day Tartu in Estonia), vividly describing Abovyan’s university environment and longing for his distant homeland.
The novel “Khachatur Abovyan” has accurately represented the changes in the life of Eastern Armenia after it joined Russia. Had the novel “Khachatur Abovyan” been completed, it would have greatly enriched the modern Armenian literary heritage and would have been considered a masterpiece created by Aksel Bakunts.
References
Adonts N. (2006), Erker /Greations/, The volume was prepared for publication by P.H.Hovhannisyan, Yerevan, YSU Publishing House.
Aghababyan S. (1971), Aksel Bakownc /Aksel Bakunts/, Hayastan Publishing House, Yerevan, , 275 p.
Aghababyan S. (1986), Hay sovetakan grakanowt'yan patmowt'yown /History of Armenian Soviet Literature/, vol. I, Yerevan, ArmSSR SA Publishing House.
«Amenayn Hayoc kat'oghikosner» /“Catolicos of all Armenians”/, Edited by Petros Hovhannisyan (2001), Yerevan, Hayagitak Publishing House.
Artsruni G. (2009), Grakanowt'yown, arvest, geghagitowt'yown /Literature, Art, Aesthetics/, A collection of articles, Compiled and edited by Yakov I.Khachikyan, Yerevan, Gitutyun Publishing House.
Bakunts A. (1955), Erker /Creations/, Compiled and edited by Sergey Payazat, Yerevan, Haypethrat Publishing House.
«Grakan teghekatow» /“Literary informer”/ (1986), Members of the Union of Soviet Writers of Armenia, Compiled by Hayk Khachatryan, Yerevan, Sovetakan Grogh Publishing House.
«Դիվան Խ.Աբովյանի» /“Divan Kh.Abovian”/ (1948), vol. II, Yerevan, ArmSSR SA Publishing House.
Dolukhanyan A. (2011), Ֆրեդերիկ Մակլերը հայագետ /Frederic Macler Armenologist/, Yerevan, Zangak-97 Publishing House.
Dolukhanyan A. (2022), Morows Hasrat'yan, Inqnowt'yan & jhar'angowt'yan vaveragiry' /Morus Hasratyan, Certificate of Identity and Inheritance/, Yerevan, Newmag Publishing House.
«Zart'onq» /“Zartonk”/ (1979), N31, Beirut.
Tamrazyan H. (1984), Sovetahay grakanowt'yan patmowt'yown /History of Soviet Armenian Literature/, Yerevan, Luys Publishing House.
Ishkhanyan R. (1960), Kensagrowt'yown & matenagitowt'yown /Biography and bibliography/, Yerevan, Publication of the State Republican Library named after Al.Myasnikyan.
Hakobyan P. (1982), Verelq /Ascent/, Yerevan, Sovetakan Grogh Publishing House.
«Hodvac'neri jhoghovac'ow» /“A collection of articles”/ (1959), Yerevan, SA ArmSSR Publishing House.
Charents Y. (1987), Haty'ntir /Selected/, It was composed by Edward Jrbashyan, Anahit Charents, Yerevan, Sovetakan Grogh Publishing House.
Charents Y. (2007), Verjin xosq, Dar'nacac', lqvac', mekowsacvac', bantarkvac' hantwari giry'՝ y'ndhatvac' 1937 t'vin /Last word, The writing of a bitter, abandoned, isolated, imprisoned genius, interrupted in 1937/, Yerevan, Hayagitak Publishing House.
Macler F. (1913), Arménie, Paris, Montbeliard, Wurtemberg.
Mahé Annie et Jean-Pierre (2012), Histoire de l’Arménie des origines à nos jours, Perrin.
Налбандян В., Саринян С., Агабабян С. (1976), Armyanskaya literatura /Армянская литература/, Учеб. пособие для студентов филолог. специальностей ун-тов и пед. ин-тов, Москв, изд. ”Высшая школа”.
Porter Ker Robert (1821), Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, Ancient Babilonia during the years 1817, 1818, 1819 and 1820, in two volumes, vol. I, London.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Author and Journal
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.