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Zabel Yesayan

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Also known as Zabel Hovhanisian, Zabel Essayan, Zabel Jesajan

Armenian writer (1878–1943)

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Works
8

Top works

  • Agony of a People
  • Sürgün Ruhum
  • Meliha Nuri Hanim
  • Yikintilar Arasinda
  • Gegdz Hancarner

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Armenia
Active from
1969-08-05

Discography

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Quotes

  • We are very aware that we are in the middle of a war. But we are still continuing our calm and monotonous lives.
  • When Ms Düsap heard that I was also about to embark on a literary career, Mrs. Düsap warned me that a crown of thorns rather than a crown of laurels awaited women on this road. In this world of ours it is not tolerated when a woman does well and claims a place for herself. In order to achieve this, it would be necessary for a woman to be far above average and she added: A man can be a merely average writer but a woman, never!

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Key facts

Born
( 1878-02-04 ) 4 February 1878, Scutari , Constantinople , Ottoman Empire
Died
1943 ( 1944 ) (aged 65), Siberia , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Occupation
Novelist, poet, writer, and teacher.
Nationality
Armenian
Alma mater
Sorbonne University
Spouse
Dikran Yesayan
Children
Sophie Hrant

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Number of children
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date of birth
1878-02-04
date of death
1941-00-00
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Zabel Yesayan
birth name
Զապել Հովհաննիսեան
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Zabel Yesayan (Armenian: Զապել Եսայան (reformed), Զապէլ Եսայեան (classical); 4 February 1878 – 1943) was an Armenian writer and a prominent figure in the Armenian academic and political community during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Zabel Yesayan's books, articles, and speeches cover a range of topics such as the Adana massacre, Armenian genocide, and commentary on the status of Armenian women. Yesayan also worked as a translator in France as well as a professor during her later years as an academic. Her novels and articles contributed to understanding the persecution of Turkish Armenians, the after effect of World War I, and women's roles and rights in the Ottoman and Armenian communities.

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