''Gevorg Marzpetuni'' ( hy, Գևորգ Մարզպետունի) is a historical novel by the

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n writer

Muratsan Grigor Ter-Hovhannisian ( hy, Գրիգոր Տեր-Հովհաննիսյան; December 1, 1854 – September 12, 1908), better known as Muratsan ( hy, Մուրացան), was a prolific Armenian writer, known best for writing '' Gevorg Marzpetuni'' ( ...

(Grigor Ter-Hovhannisyan). It is considered to be one of the most notable pieces of

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. The novel was written and appeared in serialized form in 1896 in the

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-based Armenian journal ''Ardzagank''. It was published as a book in 1912. The novel illustrates Armenia's history in the 10th century and includes references to a number of real people and events, including King Ashot II Yerkat (Iron), Lord

Gevorg Marzpetuni Gevorg ( hy, Գևորգ), also spelled Gevork and pronounced and transliterated as Kevork in Western Armenian, is the Armenian version of the name George. Bearers include: ;Gevorg *Gevorg Bashinjaghian (1857–1925), painter *Gevorg Emin (1918–1 ...

, the Armenian war against the Arab emirs, life in the countryside, and the plots and intrigues of the lords and ministers at the royal court. It is Muratsan's best known work; like his other writings, it is in Romantic style.

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1896 novels Historical novels Armenian books 19th-century Armenian literature {{1890s-hist-novel-stub