Ara Baliozian


Ara Baliozian is an Armenian author, translator, and critic. He has been published in both Armenian and English.
Born in Athens, Greece, Baliozian received his education at the Mekhitarist College of Moorat-Raphael in Venice, Italy, where he also studied economics and political science at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice. He lives in Ontario, Canada, where he devoted his to writing. He was also the winner of many prizes and government grants for his literary work, which includes fiction, drama, literary criticism, and translations from Armenian, French and Italian. In later years he posted his works on different Armenian internet discussion boards.

Memoirs and fiction

  1. The Horrible Silence: An Autobiographical Novella
  2. In the New World
  3. The Call of the Crane/The Ambitions of a Pig
  4. The Greek Poetess and Other Writings

    Historiographical works

  5. The Armenians: Their History and Culture
  6. The Armenian Genocide & The West
  7. Armenia Observed: An Anthology

    Critical works

  8. Portrait of a Genius and Other Essays
  9. Views/Reviews/Interviews: Critical Articles, Conversations
  10. Voices of Fear
  11. Perseverance: Ara Baliozian and the Armenian Cause
  12. That Promising Reality: New Visions & Values, The Armenian Revival
  13. Definitions: A Critical Companion to Armenian History and Culture
  14. Unpopular Opinions
  15. Fragmented Dreams: Armenians in Diaspora
  16. Intimate Talk
  17. Undiplomatic Observations
  18. Pages from my Diary: 1986–1995
  19. Conversations with Nazali Bagdasarian''

    Translations

  20. Puzant Granian, My Land, My People
  21. Puzant Granian, Selected Poems / 1936–1982
  22. Zabel Yessayan, The Gardens of Silihdar & Other Writings
  23. Gostan Zarian, The Traveller & His Road
  24. Gostan Zarian, Bancoop & the Bones of the Mammoth
  25. Gostan Zarian, The Island & A Man
  26. Krikor Zohrab, Zohrab: An Introduction

    Compilations

  27. From Plato to Sartre: Wisdom for Armenians
  28. Armenian wisdom : A Treasury of Quotations & Proverbs
  29. Dictionary of Armenian Quotations