On Tuesday, April 29th, at 7:00pm, the Zohrab Center will host a conversation between internationally renowned author, Narine Abgaryan, and her English-language translators, Margarit Ordukhanyan and Zara Torlone, in celebration of the release of the short story collection To Go on Living (Plough Press, 2025) and as part of the author’s April US tour.
Set in an Armenian mountain village, thirty-one linked short stories trace the interconnected lives of villagers tending to their everyday tasks, engaging in quotidian squabbles, and celebrating small joys against a breathtaking landscape. Yet the setting, suspended in time and space, belies unspeakable tragedy: every character contends with an unbearable burden of loss. The war rages largely off the book’s pages, appearing only in fragmented flashbacks. Abgaryan’s stories focus on how the survivors work, both as individuals and as a community, to find a way forward.
At the event will be copies of the book for sale and a book signing with the author and translators. Click here to view a flyer and read more about the event on the Zohrab Information Center’s webpage.
