Agop Jack Hacikyan (25 November 1931 – 3 July 2015)[1] was a Canadian literary scholar, historian and writer.[2][3] He served as Professor of Literary Studies and Dean of Studies at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean.[2] He was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1931.[4] He is the author of over 30 books on literature and linguistics, and eight novels, including A Summer Without Dawn, an international bestseller. He is known as the co-author of one of the most comprehensive anthologies of Armenian literature, The Heritage of Armenian Literature (3 vols., Wayne State University Press, 2000–2005).[5]
Hacikyan was born in Istanbul to Armenian parents. After completing the first year of his engineering degree, Hacikyan left Turkey to study literature. He received his PhD in Montreal[6] and lived in Quebec since 1957.[7]
Novels
edit- The Young Man in the Grey Suit (2013)
- My Ethnic Quest (2012)
- The Lamppost Diary (2009)
- Les rives du destin (2005)
- A Summer Without Dawn (2000)
- Un été sans aube (1991)
- The Battle of the Prophets (1981)
- Tomas (1970)
References
edit- ^ "Author Agop Hacikyan Dies". Armenian Mirror-Spectator. 16 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Agop Hacikyan Obituary - Montreal, QC - The Gazette". The Gazette.
- ^ Interlink Publishing Spring / Summer 2011 Catalog (PDF). Interlink Publishing. 2011. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13.
- ^ Gaster, Adrian (1977). The International Authors and Writers Who's Who. International Biographical Centre. ISBN 9780900332456.
- ^ Armenian American Cultural Association and the Armenian Embassy Introduce Author Agop Hacikyan to the Metropolitan Washington Area Community Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Agop J. Hacikyan: 'I don't feel I am translating my culture into English'". Cafebabel. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ http://www.mrifce.gouv.qc.ca/portail/_scripts/actualites/viewnew.asp?NewID=7165&strIdSite=lon&lang=en[permanent dead link]
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