Aram Pachyan (real name Sevak Hakobi Tamamyan; born March 19, 1983) is an

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writer. He is considered one of the most prominent representatives of the post-Soviet generation of Armenian authors. He was born in

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in 1983 to the family of noted war surgeon Hakob Tamamyan. Pachyan studied law at

Yerevan State University Yerevan State University (YSU; hy, Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան, ԵՊՀ, ''Yerevani Petakan Hamalsaran''), also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919 ...

, graduating in 2004, after which he dedicated himself to writing. His early work was published in the literary newspaper '' Grakan Tert'', and then in other literary journals such as '' Gretert'', '' Eghitsi Luys'', and '' Narcis''. He works as a journalist at the '' Hraparak'' newspaper. He also writes for the radio, and in 2012 had his own radio show "At the Library with Aram Pachyan" on 106.5 Armenian News Radio. His debut collection of short stories ''Robinson'' appeared in 2011. This was followed by his first novel ''Goodbye, Bird'' (2012) which was later adapted into a play ''I Am a Vegetarian'' (2017). Both ''Robinson'' and ''Goodbye, Bird'' have been translated into English, the latter by Nairi Hakhverdi, under the auspices of Glagoslav Press. Other books include ''Ocean'' (short stories) and ''P/F'' (novel). He participated in the

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at the

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in 2018. He has won the Armenian Presidential Prize for Literature. In 2021, he won the

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for his book ''P/F'', becoming the first Armenian author to receive the honor.

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