The Ship On The Mountain
The author uses an interesting allegory to represent an enormous challenge of reviving Armenia in the years of the First Republic (1918-1921).He links the task of moving a ship overland, from the shores of the Black Sea to Lake Sevan(Armenia), a scheme conceived by the hero of the novel, Ara Herian, an enterprising sailor. The ship gets stack in the mountains of Kanaker. Another character, Mikayel Tumanian, builds a boat on the shores of Lake Sevan. The allusions are pre-Soviet and Soviet eras. Zarian's main concern for the revivel of Armenia is to foster self-reliance and rally national elements, regardless of political persuasion. The book covers important Armenian realities of the day.
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