Hamasdegh biography of william

          In the summer of in Jamaica Plain, MA, a recording was made at the home of the writer Hamasdegh (Hampartzoum Gelenian) capturing the festivities of a party....

          We present one such record that provides a window into the Armenian Argentine diaspora, as well as a special subcollection of non-commercial lacquer discs.

        1. We present one such record that provides a window into the Armenian Argentine diaspora, as well as a special subcollection of non-commercial lacquer discs.
        2. One of the most prominent American-Armenian literary figures of the 20th century, William Saroyan also wrote music and painted throughout his.
        3. In the summer of in Jamaica Plain, MA, a recording was made at the home of the writer Hamasdegh (Hampartzoum Gelenian) capturing the festivities of a party.
        4. Approximately one quarter of all correspondence is from William Saroyan himself.
        5. William Saroyan was born August 31, , in Fresno, California, to.
        6. Hamastegh

          Hamasdegh (also Hamastegh, Armenian: Համաստեղ), born Hambartsum Gelenian (Armenian: Համբարձում Կելենեան, 26 November 1895, Kharpert, Western Armenia, Ottoman Empire – 26 November 1966, New York City) was a poet and writer of the Armenian diaspora.

          Biography

          Hamasdegh (born Hampartsum Gelenian) was born in Perchenj village of Kharbert on November 26, 1895. He received his primary education in the village school and continued his studies in the Central School of Mezire (now Elâzığ), where he was one of the founders of provincial literature and one of the students of the writer Tlkatintsi (Hovhannes Haroutiunian), a victim of the Armenian Genocide.[1][2]

          After graduating in 1911, Hamasdegh taught for a year in his hometown and then immigrated to the United States, following his father's advice.

          He attended courses at Columbia University (New York) and Boston University. He started working for "Hayrenik" daily in 1918, adopting the pen