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'''Hagop Oshagan''' (in [[Armenian]], Հակոբ Օշական [[Western Armenian]] Յակոբ Օշական born 9 December 1883 - died in [[Aleppo]], [[Syria]] on 17 February 1948), is an Armenian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and one of the greatest literary critics of the [[Armenian diaspora]]. He is the father of another Armenian literary figure [[Vahé Oshagan]]. |
'''Hagop Oshagan''' (in [[Armenian]], Հակոբ Օշական [[Western Armenian]] Յակոբ Օշական born in [[Ottoman Empire]] on 9 December 1883 - died in [[Aleppo]], [[Syria]] on 17 February 1948), is an Armenian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and one of the greatest literary critics of the [[Armenian diaspora]]. He is the father of another Armenian literary figure [[Vahé Oshagan]]. |
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In 1914, he established in Turkey the "Mehian literary group and magazine with [[Gostan Zarian]], [[Daniel Varoujan]], Aharon Parseghian and [[Kegham Parseghian]]. |
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Hagop Oshagan (pronunciation in Western Armenian, with Eastern Armenian pronounced as Hakob Oshakan) wrote approximately 100 volumes, half of which are not yet published. His was a phenomenal critical mind, unique in Armenian letters. |
Hagop Oshagan (pronunciation in Western Armenian, with Eastern Armenian pronounced as Hakob Oshakan) wrote approximately 100 volumes, half of which are not yet published. His was a phenomenal critical mind, unique in Armenian letters. |
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Revision as of 21:36, 15 April 2012
Hagop Oshagan (in Armenian, Հակոբ Օշական Western Armenian Յակոբ Օշական born in Ottoman Empire on 9 December 1883 - died in Aleppo, Syria on 17 February 1948), is an Armenian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and one of the greatest literary critics of the Armenian diaspora. He is the father of another Armenian literary figure Vahé Oshagan.
In 1914, he established in Turkey the "Mehian literary group and magazine with Gostan Zarian, Daniel Varoujan, Aharon Parseghian and Kegham Parseghian.
Hagop Oshagan (pronunciation in Western Armenian, with Eastern Armenian pronounced as Hakob Oshakan) wrote approximately 100 volumes, half of which are not yet published. His was a phenomenal critical mind, unique in Armenian letters.
After 1924, Oshagan lived in Egypt, Cyprus, and Palestine, where he taught Armenian literature, forging a reputation as a charismatic and influential educator for the generations.
Some of his more important works include The Humble Ones a collection of short stories; the trilogy Haruyr Meg Darvan (meaning One Hundred and One Years); Dzag Bdoog (meaning The Harlot), and his unfinished work, Mnatsortats (The Remnants) depicting the life of Armenians in Western Armenia from 1896 to 1915.[1]
In his monumental multiple-volume series Panorama of Western Armenian Literature, Oshagan discusses and analyzes the works of Western Armenian writers.
Oshagan died on the night of February 17, 1948 while on a visit to Aleppo, Syria where a jubilee had been organized in his honor.