Glendale to host an evening of Antonia ArslanMarch 16, 2011 - 15:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Abril Bookstore, the Center for Armenian Remembrance and Friends of UCLA Armenian Language and Culture Studies present an evening of Antonia Arslan, author of the novel “Skylark Farm,” which has won 22 awards and was made into the 2007 film, “The Lark Farm.” The free event begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 18, at Glendale Central Library, Glendale New-Press reported. Antonia Arslan (born 1938) is an Italian writer and academic of Armenian origin. Arslan was born in Padua. After graduating in archaeology she became a professor of modern and contemporary Italian literature at the University of Padua and published copious groundbreaking studies, inter alia, on Italian popular women’s fiction and Italian women writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Her first novel, “Skylark Farm,” is based on the experiences of her Armenian grandfather’s family during the Armenian Genocide. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |