Fr Zacharia, Artin, & Levon Parian

Crows of the Desert book signing, Levon Parian

The Thanksgiving lunch, lecture and book signing at the church in Arizona.

Fr Zacharia & the Parish Council of St. Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church 

invite you to a lecture and book signing by Levon Parian, 

editor of 

Crows of the Desert 

Come and meet this talented writer/ editor and artist on 

Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 1 PM. 

Armenian Church Cultural Center - 

Melikian Hall at 8849 E Cholla St. 

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Glendale Library Presentation

Crows of the Desert
Lecture and Book Signing
GLENDALE, CA Levon Parian, the editor of Crows of the Desert, will speak about his book on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 7pm at the Glendale Central Library Auditorium, 222 East Harvard Street. The lecture is in English. Admission is free; seating is limited. Library visitors receive 3 hours FREE parking across the street at The Market Place parking structure with validation at the Loan Desk.
Crows of the Desert details the memories of Levon Yotnakhparian. It is illustrated with photos, maps and documents from the British and Arab High Command. In 1909, Levon Yotnakhparian joined the Ottoman military and eventually found himself in the middle of the genocide against his people. This is his story of escape through the desert and subsequent return to Der Zor on a quest to save thousands of other stranded and orphaned Armenians. If you have read the story of Lawrence of Arabia, you will appreciate this memoir as he travels through the same deserts to Al Aqaba.
Levon Parian is the grandson of Levon Yotnakhparian. “It really was a family affair,” says Parian, “ my mother did the translation, I did the editing and layout, my wife made the maps, my aunts and cousins supplied pictures and documents, and my father did the prodding.” It was Parian’s father who inspired him to publish the book. Parian is currently working on a number of books. These include one with The Genocide Project that involves portraits and oral histories of survivors of the Armenian Genocide. Lost Memories, is his other book about flood damaged images from his childhood. Scopophilia is a 3-D series about the Male Gaze, and also a book of his mother's memoirs The Girl from Jerusalem. Parian is an acclaimed photographer whose works have been exhibited throughout the world and are in the collections of the, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Library of Congress, Paradjanov Museum, Museum of Photography in Paris, Southern Illinois University Museum and The Downey Museum of Art in Downey.
The program is sponsored by the Library, Arts & Culture Department and the Friends of the Glendale Public Library.
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Contact: Elizabeth Grigorian at egrigorian@ci.glendale.ca.us or call 818-548-3288.
222 East Harvard Street
Glendale, CA 91205
www.glendalepubliclibrary.org

Crows of the Desert, the memoirs of Levon Yotnakhparian

These are the memories of Levon Yotnakhparian as he joins the Ottoman military and finds himself in the middle of a genocide against his people. This is his story of escape through the desert and subsequent return on a quest to save thousands of other stranded and orphaned Armenians. Illustrated with photos, maps, and documents from the British and Arab High Command, the story reads like a true adventure. If you have read the story of Lawrence of Arabia, you will appreciate this memoir as Levon Yotnakhparian travels the same deserts to Al Aqaba and returns back to Der Zor to find and rescue thousands of stranded Armenians, the aftermath of the first genocide of the 20th century perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks. Translated from the Armenian by: Victoria Parian Edited by: Levon Parian  Introduction by: Benjamin Parian (Peniamin Yotnakhparian) Published by: Parian Photographic Design 9175 Tujunga Canyon Blvd. Tujunga, California 91042, USA (c) 2012 lparian@verizon.net Currantly available at: Abril Book Store, 415 E Broadway # 102 Glendale, CA 91205 (818) 243-4112 www.abrilbooks.com/

ABRIL BOOKSTORE PRESENTATION Abril bookstore will host a presentation of Crows Of The Desert on July 24th at 8:00pm. Levon Parian the grandson and editor of the book will give the presentation. For more information contact: Arno Yeretzian at Abril Bookstore, 415 E. Broadway #102, Glendale, CA 91205   phone: (818) 243-4112    www.abrilbooks.com

On Thurdsay, May 17, Levon Parian spoke about the new book of his grandfather's memoirs at the AGBU Central Office 55 East 59th Street (between Park and Madison Avenues), New York.  Books are available there or from the virtual bookstore ararat@agbu.org or call 212-319-6383 x 118