Translations by Donald Abcarian

Selections from modern Armenian writers mostly not available elsewhere in English translation.

• Armenian Echoes

Translations published by Gomidas Institute

• The Fool

• Jalaleddin

• The Golden Rooster

• Sparks

Additional Links

• massispost.com Bringing Raffi Alive: Sparks: Twelve Selections
• groong.org A biography of Raffi
• hyesharzhoom.com Abcarian presents English translation of Raffi’s novel


Donald Abcarian was born in Fresno, California. He graduated from the University of California Berkeley with a degree in philosophy and has pursued a lifelong interest in languages and world literature. Mr. Abcarian has been translating from Raffi’s works since 1995.