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| name = Derenik Demirchian
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| caption = Front row, left to right: Armenian writers [[Hmayak Siras]], [[Avetik Isahakyan]], and [[Derenik Demirchian]]
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| birth_date = February 6, 1877
| birth_date = February 18, 1877
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Akhalkalaki]], [[Russian Empire]]}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Akhalkalaki]], [[Russian Empire]]}}
| death_date = December 6, 1956 (aged 79)
| death_date = December 6, 1956 (aged 79)
| death_place = [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]]
| death_place = [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]]
| occupation = [[Poet]], [[novelist]], [[translation|translator]] and [[playwright]]
| occupation = [[Poet]], [[novelist]], [[translation|translator]] and [[playwright]]
| nationality = [[Armenians|Armenian]]
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| citizenship = [[Russian Empire]], [[Soviet Union]]
| education = [[Gevorgian Seminary]], [[Nersisian School]]
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'''Derenik Karapeti Demirchian''' or '''Derenik Demirchyan''' ({{lang-hy|[[wikt:Դերենիկ|Դերենիկ]] [[wikt:Դեմիրճյան|Դեմիրճյան]]}}) was an [[Armenians|Armenian]] writer, novelist, poet, translator and playwright.
'''Derenik Karapeti Demirchian''' or '''Derenik Demirchyan''' ({{lang-hy|[[wikt:Դերենիկ|Դերենիկ]] [[wikt:Դեմիրճյան|Դեմիրճյան]]}}) was a Soviet and Armenian writer, novelist, poet, translator and playwright.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Demirchian was born on February 6, 1877, in [[Akhalkalaki]] in what is now [[Javakhk]], southern [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. After completing his schooling in [[Tiflis]], he became a member of the Armenian literary group [[Vernatun]], so named because its members met in the 5th floor residence of poet [[Hovhannes Tumanian]]. Demirchian published his first book of poetry in 1899. He attended the University of Geneva from 1905 to 1909, and then after some years in Tiflis, settled in [[Yerevan]] in 1925.
Demirchian was born on February 18, 1877, in [[Akhalkalaki]] in what is now [[Javakhk]], southern [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. After completing his schooling in [[Tbilisi|Tiflis]], he became a member of the Armenian literary group [[Vernatun]], so named because its members met in the 5th floor residence of poet [[Hovhannes Tumanian]]. Demirchian published his first book of poetry in 1899. He attended the University of Geneva from 1905 to 1909, and then after some years in Tiflis, settled in [[Yerevan]] in 1925. During the 1920s several of his plays were produced, most notably ''Nazar the Brave'', a [[rags to riches]] comedy about a folkloric figure which is based on a collation of over 60 sources by the poet Tumanian. Described by Demirchian as a play for “childlike adults and adultlike children,” ''Nazar the Brave'' was first performed in 1924. It was subsequently given professional productions in Yerevan, Tiflis and Baku, made into an opera and later a film (1940). From the mid-1920s, in addition to writing plays, Demirchian began writing and publishing in other prose genres, including short stories, novels, and children’s stories. And his most notable work is ''[[Vardanank]]'' (parts 1 and 2, 1943–46, 2nd ed., 1951), a monumental patriotic novel, dedicated to the 5th century Armenian liberation war.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120719205329/http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/bse/article/00022/44200.htm?text=%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%87%D1%8F%D0%BD Derenik Demirchian at the Great Soviet Encyclopedia]</ref> He was also known as a translator from the Russian; his translation of [[Nikolai Gogol]]’s ''Dead Souls'' is especially esteemed. Demirchian continued to work and publish up until his death in 1956, December 6. In 1980, the Derenik Demirchian State literary prize for prose was established in Soviet Armenia. Derenik Demirchian House-Museum has operated since 1977 in Yerevan, in the house where the writer lived from 1929 to 1956.
During the 1920s several of his plays were produced, most notably ''Nazar the Brave'', a [[rags-to-riches]] comedy about a folkloric figure which is based on a collation of over 60 sources by the poet Tumanian. Described by Demirchian as a play for “childlike adults and adultlike children,” ''Nazar the Brave'' was first performed in 1924. It was subsequently given professional productions in Yerevan, Tiflis and Baku, made into an opera and later a film (1940). From the mid-1920s, in addition to writing plays, Demirchian began writing and publishing in other prose genres, including short stories, novels, and children’s stories. And his most notable work is ''[[Vardanank]]'' (parts 1 and 2, 1943–46, 2nd ed., 1951), a monumental patriotic novel, dedicated to the 5th century Armenian liberation war.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120719205329/http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/bse/article/00022/44200.htm?text=%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%87%D1%8F%D0%BD Derenik Demirchian at the Great Soviet Encyclopedia]</ref>
He was also known as a translator from the Russian; his translation of [[Nikolai Gogol]]’s ''Dead Souls'' is especially esteemed. Demirchian continued to work and publish up until his death in 1956, December 6.
In 1980, the Derenik Demirchian State literary prize for prose was established in Soviet Armenia.
Derenik Demirchian House-Museum has operated since 1977 in Yerevan, in the house where the writer lived from 1929 to 1956.


He was recognized as a supporter of people's rights. He is the author of "Hayreni yerkir" (1939), "Mesrop Mashtots" (1956) and other books. He was elected to the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR in 1953.
He was recognized as a supporter of people's rights. He is the author of "Hayreni yerkir" (1939), "Mesrop Mashtots" (1956) and other books. He was elected to the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR in 1953.
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Revision as of 16:49, 23 August 2021

Derenik Demirchian
Front row, left to right: Armenian writers Hmayak Siras, Avetik Isahakyan, and Derenik Demirchian
Front row, left to right: Armenian writers Hmayak Siras, Avetik Isahakyan, and Derenik Demirchian
BornFebruary 18, 1877
Akhalkalaki, Russian Empire
DiedDecember 6, 1956 (aged 79)
Yerevan, Armenia
OccupationPoet, novelist, translator and playwright
NationalityArmenian
CitizenshipRussian Empire, Soviet Union
EducationGevorgian Seminary, Nersisian School
Alma materUniversity of Geneva
Period1890s-1956
Notable worksVardanank, "Nazar the Brave"
Notable awardsOrder of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour
ChildrenVahe

Derenik Karapeti Demirchian or Derenik Demirchyan (Template:Lang-hy) was a Soviet and Armenian writer, novelist, poet, translator and playwright.

Biography

Demirchian was born on February 18, 1877, in Akhalkalaki in what is now Javakhk, southern Georgia. After completing his schooling in Tiflis, he became a member of the Armenian literary group Vernatun, so named because its members met in the 5th floor residence of poet Hovhannes Tumanian. Demirchian published his first book of poetry in 1899. He attended the University of Geneva from 1905 to 1909, and then after some years in Tiflis, settled in Yerevan in 1925. During the 1920s several of his plays were produced, most notably Nazar the Brave, a rags to riches comedy about a folkloric figure which is based on a collation of over 60 sources by the poet Tumanian. Described by Demirchian as a play for “childlike adults and adultlike children,” Nazar the Brave was first performed in 1924. It was subsequently given professional productions in Yerevan, Tiflis and Baku, made into an opera and later a film (1940). From the mid-1920s, in addition to writing plays, Demirchian began writing and publishing in other prose genres, including short stories, novels, and children’s stories. And his most notable work is Vardanank (parts 1 and 2, 1943–46, 2nd ed., 1951), a monumental patriotic novel, dedicated to the 5th century Armenian liberation war.[1] He was also known as a translator from the Russian; his translation of Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls is especially esteemed. Demirchian continued to work and publish up until his death in 1956, December 6. In 1980, the Derenik Demirchian State literary prize for prose was established in Soviet Armenia. Derenik Demirchian House-Museum has operated since 1977 in Yerevan, in the house where the writer lived from 1929 to 1956.

He was recognized as a supporter of people's rights. He is the author of "Hayreni yerkir" (1939), "Mesrop Mashtots" (1956) and other books. He was elected to the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR in 1953.

Derenik is buried at Yerevan's Central Cemetery [2]

Vardananq

The novel Vardananq is based on historical events of the 5th century - the Armenian Liberation War, historically known as the "war of Vardanians".

It is written in a bright language that includes historically colorful images of St Vardan's associates, and a realistic picture of the life of Persian and Byzantine ruling circles.[3]

Plays

  • Nazar the Brave (Քաջ Նազար), 1912
  • Vasak, 1914
  • National Disgrace (Ազգային Խայտառակություն), 1919
  • Judgement (Դատաստան), 1922
  • The Song of Victorious Love (Հաղթական Սիրո Երգը), 1927
  • Phosphoric Ray (Ֆոսֆորային Շող), 1932
  • Captain (Կապիտան), 1938
  • Fatherland (Երկիր Հայրենի), 1941
  • Wealthy Hovhannes (Մեծատուն Հովհաննես)
  • Napoleon Korkotyan
  • Comrades (Ընկերները)

References

  1. ^ Derenik Demirchian at the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Demirchian memorial tombstone at Yerevan Central Cemetery (Tokhmakh)
  3. ^ Vardanank
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