Twelve Segments from Raffi's novel `Sparks'
Forwarded to Groong by Eddie Arnavoudian, on behalf of Donald Abcarian INTRODUCTION Raffi (1832-1888) was the preeminent Armenian novelist of the mid-nineteenth century national revival. Through a rich body of writing spanning numerous genres, his creative and analytic genius ignited the Armenian literary scene with the imagery of national self-recognition, cultural enlightenment, and political emancipation. In so doing he laid a broad foundation for the subsequent development of Armenian literature, intellectual life, and politics....