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Gabriel Sundukian

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Gabriel Sundukian


Born
in Tbilisi, Georgia
July 11, 1825

Died
March 29, 1912

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Gabriel Sundukian (Armenian: Գաբրիել Սունդուկյան) was an outstanding Armenian writer and playwright, the founder of modern Armenian drama.
Born in Tiflis, in a wealthy Armenian family, Sundukian learned both classical and modern Armenian, French, Italian and Russian, studied at the University of Saint-Petersburg, where he wrote a dissertation on the principles of Persian versification. Then he returned to Tiflis and entered the civil service. In 1854-58 he was banished to Derbend (Dagestan, Russia). In 1863, the Armenian theatre company of Tiflis staged his first play, Sneezing at Night's Good Luck. His well-known play "Pepo" (1871) was made into the first Armenian talkie in 1935. Another famous film based on his work is "Khatabala" (1971).
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Պեպո

3.61 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1870 — 2 editions
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Խաթաբալա

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Օսկան Պետրովիչն Էն Կինքումը

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1866
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Pepo

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Peru Caught in the Crossfire

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