At hetq Anush Kocharyan talks with 'literary' agent Arevik Ashkharoyan, finding Armenian Authors' Works Attract Interest in International Literary Market.
Ashkharoyan runs the 1st Armenian Literary Agency -- and while the Armenians seem a bit behind, say, the Georgians, at least in the broader English-speaking market (they do pretty well in the diaspora market, but little seems to travel beyond that), it's good to see they're making an effort.
Interesting, too, the exchange:
Ashkharoyan runs the 1st Armenian Literary Agency -- and while the Armenians seem a bit behind, say, the Georgians, at least in the broader English-speaking market (they do pretty well in the diaspora market, but little seems to travel beyond that), it's good to see they're making an effort.
Interesting, too, the exchange:
On one occasion, in conversation, you said that European publishers are particularly interested in the works of female writers.Writing by women remains woefully under-represented in translation-into-English, from almost all languages, (see also Will Evans' comments, mentioned above). It's a bit disappointing that outside pressure/notice seems necessary to nudge locals towards looking into it, but one hopes it helps a bit.
Yes, when they see our catalogue where only male writers are represented, they always ask if there aren't female writers.