Ara Baliozian (
Armenian: Արա Պալիոզեան; born 10 December 1936) is an
Armenianauthor,
translator, and
critic who is published in both Armenian and English.
Born in
Athens,
Greece, Baliozian received his education at the
Mekhitarist College of Moorat-Raphael in
Venice,
Italy, where he also studied
economics and
political science at the
Ca' Foscari University of Venice. He lives in
Ontario, Canada, where he devotes his full time to writing. He is also the winner of many prizes and government grants for his literary work,[citation needed] which includes fiction, drama, literary criticism, and translations from Armenian, French, and Italian. In recent years he posted his works on different Armenian internet discussion boards.
Memoirs and fiction
The Horrible Silence: An Autobiographical Novella (Maral Press, 1982)
In the New World (Voskedar, 1982)
The Call of the Crane/The Ambitions of a Pig (Voskedar, 1983)
The Greek Poetess and Other Writings (Impressions Publishers, 1988)
Historiographical works
The Armenians: Their History and Culture (AGBU Ararat Press, 1980)
The Armenian Genocide & The West (Impressions Publishers, 1984)
Armenia Observed: An Anthology
Critical works
Portrait of a Genius and Other Essays (A/G Press, 1980)