“World of Thoughts”


    On November 11, 2015 the audience hall of the YCCL was full of book lovers, who were here to meet American-Armenian writer Avik Derentz and to take part in the presentation of his new book “World of thoughts”. The event started with the wine anointment of the book. Next speeches were made by the director of the YCCL CNCO, Honorary worker of Culture Hasmik Karapetian, writer, painter, president of the Writers’ Association of RA Edvard Militonian, writer, translator, public speaker, the editor of the book Grigor Janikian, PhD of philological sciences Avik Isahakian, the president of Journalists’ Association of RA Astghik Gevorgian, writer, painter, translator Arevshat Avagian, writer, publisher, Children’s department coordinator of Writer’s Association Anoush Vardanyan, writer, translator Levon Blboulian, Armenian Diaspora writer, public speaker and social worker Toros Toranian and others. Musical numbers were performed by singer Arsen Hambarian and American-Armenian opera singer Anahit Nersisian, who is in Armenia with solo concerts. She performed some of the songs by great Komitas. A congratulatory letter was sent by writer, translator Anahit Bostanjian, who was in Tbilisi at that moment. In her letter she had congratulated the author on the birth of his “World of Thoughts”. Some of the author's aphorisms were recited by recitor, Honorary Artist of the RA Silva Yuzbashian. The air was filled with patriotism due to Gayane' Samvelyan, who recited some of the author's works as well. At the end of the event Avik Derents greeted and thanked all his guests and added, “What's տհե difference between Armenian Diaspora and Armenia? In Diaspora you get one good thing at a time, whereas in Armenia you get more than 5 at once…”

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