William Saroyan

Saroyan, William

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William Saroyan (August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film adaptation of his novel The Human Comedy. An Armenian American, Saroyan wrote extensively about the Armenian immigrant life in California. Many of his stories and plays are set in his native Fresno. Some of his best-known works are The Time of Your Life, My Name Is Aram, My Heart's in the Highlands, and The Human Comedy.

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The Adventures of Wesley Jackson
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Uçan Trapezdeki Cesur Genç Adam ve Diger Öyküler
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My Heart's in the Highlands
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En Güzel Günlerin
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My Name is Aram
Representative edition published 2017
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One day in the afternoon of the world
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Wo ich herkomme, sind die Leute freundlich
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Me
Representative edition published 2016
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Tutag Es Dzo
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Yokohama, California
Representative edition published 2015
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Pʻogh sarkʻelě ev tasnině ayl shat karch piesner
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Tracy's Tiger
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Odlekler Cesurdur
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Young Saroyan
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He flies through the air with the greatest of ease
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Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Reader's Companion -- Bronze Level
Representative edition published 2008
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Essential Saroyan
Representative edition published 2005
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Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Bronze Level
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Reader's Companion--Bronze Level
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Yetmis Bin Suryani
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Hirschfeld's Harlem
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Where the bones go
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The human comedy
Representative edition published 2001
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Prentice Hall Literature--Bronze
Representative edition published 2001
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