Hovhannes tumanyan biography

Hovhannes Tumanyan

1869 – 1923

Alternative spellings: Toumanian, Tumanian, Toumanyan

Writers are destined to play a role in the history of their nation’s literature.

It is the rare few who play a special role, also, in their nation’s spiritual life. Hovhannes Tumanyan has played such a role in Armenian literature. He has portrayed the Armenian people’s national character, their history, their dreams, and their most sacred ideals with depth and clarity through his writings.

Hovhannes tumanyan biography

He was called the “pan-Armenian poet” during his lifetime and until today his popularity still remains great. His works are loved not only in Armenia, but also far from its borders. In every place where Armenians live, his words emit the aroma of his homeland.

In 1916 Valeryi Bryusov (1873-1924), an exceptional Russian poet who admired Armenian culture, said, “Tumanyan’s poetry is Armenia itself, ancient and new, resurrected and port