Hakob Karapents

Hakob Karapents
Native name Յակոբ Կարապենց
Born August 9, 1925
Tabriz, Iran
Died October 20, 1994
Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality Iranian-Armenian
Citizenship United States
Occupation author


Hakob Karapents (Armenian: Յակոբ Կարապենց), also known as Jack Karapetian,[1] was a prolific Iranian-Armenian author born in 1925 in Tabriz, Iran. He settled in the United States in 1947. He wrote numerous novels and short stories during his life span in both Armenian and English. He died in 1994 in Watertown, Massachusetts.[2]

Selected Writings

Novels

Short Story Collections

Essays

Karapents' gravestone at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Watertown, MA

References

  1. "Obituary: Jack Karapetian". The Boston Globe. October 23, 1994. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  2. "Hakob Karapents (1925-1994)". Armenian Cultural Foundation. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
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