  Russian Armenian writer’s novel among 21st c. bestsellers: Fraufluger March 23, 2018 - 17:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The novel "The Grey House" by Russian-Armenian writer and artist Mariam Petrosyan, published in 2009, was included in the list of the top 10 bestselling books of the XXI century, according to Fraufluger. The article doesn’t specify, but the list is most probably compiled of books that are popular among Russian readers. According to the publication, Petrosyan started working on the book as a child, gradually creating the main characters with the help of drawings and letters. The final version of the manuscript was ready in 1998, but it took 10 years to have the book published. Also, the list includes “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy's, “11/22/63” by Stephen King, “The Little Friend” by Donna Tartt, “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Martin, “Shantaram” by Gregory David Roberts, “Discworld” by Terry Pratchett, “Hunting and Gathering” by Anna Gavalda, “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout and “The Museum of Innocence” by Orhan Pamuk.  Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
