Antranig Zarougian: They Were, are No More” (Կային, Չկան) -

 Vahe H. Apelian

“They Were, are no more” (Կային, Չկան) is the title of the last chapter of Antranig Zarougian’s “The Greats and the Others” (Մեծերը եւ Միւսները) book where he casts a glimpse of the way a group of intellectuals as writers, novelists, journalists, and editors related to each other in and propelled the post genocide Western Armenian literature in France to new heights that subsided with their passing away. 

The first segment is my introducing the book and its last chapter to the readers. Henceforth, I abridged and translated the lat chapter in segments noting in the headline the protagonist of that segment.

The book as a whole and that last chapter, which is preceded by a notation that it is a traveler’s notes, make for fascinating reading thanks to Antranig Zarougian’s superb narration. 

The nine segments, which includes the introduction also, are presented below.  

Segment 1:  An introduction of the chapter

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2021/06/they-were-and-are-no-more.html

Segment 2:  A description of Rue Richer, where the Armenian books coming from France were published.

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2021/07/they-were-are-no-more-rue-richer-no-2.html

Segment 3: Levon Shirian.

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2021/07/they-were-are-no-more-levon-shirian-no-3.html

Segment 4: Aram Andonian

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2021/07/they-were-are-no-more-aram-andonian-no-4.html

Segment 5: Hrair Sassouni

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2021/07/they-were-are-no-more-hrair-sassouni-no.html

Segment 6: Arshag Chobanian

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2021/07/they-were-are-no-more-arshag-chobanian.html

Segment 7: Aharon Dadourian and Vahan Yerjanian

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2021/07/they-were-are-no-more-aharon-and-vahan.html

Segment 8: Nshan Beshigtashlian and Nigoghos Sarafian

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2021/07/they-were-are-no-more-nshan-and_65.html

The LAST Segment 9: Avedis Aharonian

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/search?q=avedis+aharonian