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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
6:30-8:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Fiction at Literati: Aram Mrjoian
Tue, 6/3/2025 - 6:30pm
Literati Bookstore
124 E. Washington St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
About The Book: In this deeply moving debut, a close-knit Armenian American family grapples with the aftermath of losing one of their own.
Outside Detroit on the island of Gross Ile, the Kurkjians receive news that Mari, the eldest of their youngest generation, has swum into the depths of Lake Michigan with no intent of returning to shore—the consequences of which drag out a deeply rooted pain passed down from generations before.
More than a century earlier, Gregor, the great-grandfather and patriarch of the Kurkjian family, survived the Armenian Genocide after fighting for his freedom atop Musa Dagh. Decades later and miles away, Gregor’s epic mythos is inherited by his family as they navigate living in its shadow. As the Kurkjians now struggle with their new, devastating loss, secrets and shortcomings rise to the surface, forcing each relative to decide where their own story fits in the narrative of their family’s fraught history.
Tue, 6/3/2025 - 6:30pm
Literati Bookstore
124 E. Washington St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
About The Book: In this deeply moving debut, a close-knit Armenian American family grapples with the aftermath of losing one of their own.
Outside Detroit on the island of Gross Ile, the Kurkjians receive news that Mari, the eldest of their youngest generation, has swum into the depths of Lake Michigan with no intent of returning to shore—the consequences of which drag out a deeply rooted pain passed down from generations before.
More than a century earlier, Gregor, the great-grandfather and patriarch of the Kurkjian family, survived the Armenian Genocide after fighting for his freedom atop Musa Dagh. Decades later and miles away, Gregor’s epic mythos is inherited by his family as they navigate living in its shadow. As the Kurkjians now struggle with their new, devastating loss, secrets and shortcomings rise to the surface, forcing each relative to decide where their own story fits in the narrative of their family’s fraught history.
| Building: | Off Campus Location |
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| Location: | Literati Bookstore, 124 E. Washington St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Books, English Language & Literature, Humanities, Literature, Writing |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Department of English Language and Literature, Center for Armenian Studies, Michigan Quarterly Review |
