page_title: List of Armenian writers
section_title: Eastern Armenian
hierarchical_section_title: List of Armenian writers / Modern / Eastern Armenian
caption_attribution_description: English: Armenian poet Hovhannes Shiraz
context_page_description: This is a list of Armenian authors, arranged chronologically.
context_section_description: Tsarist era
  Harutyun Alamdaryan (1795-1834)
  Khachatur Abovian (1809–1848)
  Gabriel Sundukian (1825-1912)
  Ghazaros Aghayan (1840–1911)
  Arakel Babakhanian (1860–1932)
  Muratsan (1854–1908)
  Mikael Nalbandian (1829–1866)
  Nar-Dos (1867–1933)
  Raphael Patkanian (1830–1892)
  Pertch Proshian (1837–1907)
  Raffi (1835–1888)
  Alexander Shirvanzade (1858–1935)
  Alexander Tsaturyan (1865–1917)
  Tserents (1822–1888)
  Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869–1923)
  Vahan Terian (1885-1920)
  Soviet era
  Gevorg Abajian (1920–2002)
  Vahram Alazan (1903–1966)
  Levon Ananyan (born 1946)
  Vakhtang Ananyan (1905–1980)
  Zhirayr Ananyan (1934–2004)
  Axel Bakunts (1899–1937)
  Zori Balayan (born 1935)
  Gurgen Boryan (1915–1971)
  Arpenik Charents (1932–2008)
  Yeghishe Charents (1897–1937)
  Khachik Dashtents (1910–1974)
  Razmik Davoyan (born 1940)
  Vahagn Davtyan (1922–1996)
  Derenik Demirchian (1877–1956)
  Henrik Edoyan (born 1940)
  Gevorg Emin (1918–1998)
  Zhora Harutyunyan (1928–2002)
  Artashes Kalantarian (1931–1991)
  Silva Kaputikyan (1919–2006)
  Hakob Karapents (1925–1994)
  Zorayr Khalapyan (1933–2008)
  Sero Khanzadyan (1916–1998)
  Avetik Isahakyan (1875–1957)
  Gurgen Mahari (1903–1969)
  Metakse (1926-2014)
  David Mouradian (born 1951)
  Vardges Petrosyan (1932–1994)
  Hamo Sahyan (1914–1993)
  Anahit Sahinyan (1917–2010)
  Ashot Sahratyan (1936-2015)
  Paruyr Sevak (1924–1971)
  Hovhannes Shiraz (1915–1984)
  Vano Siradeghyan (born 1946)
  Hmayak Siras (1902–1983)
  Vahan Totovents (1889–1937)
  Seda Vermisheva
  Hovik Vardoumian (born 1940)
  Alvard Petrossyan (born 1946)
  Stepan Zoryan (1889–1967)
  Hrant Matevosyan (1935-2002)
  Ruben Hovsepyan
  Hayrapet Hayrapetyan (1874-1962)
  Nairi Zarian (1900–1969)
  Independence era
  Levon Khechoyan (1955-2014)
  Sipan Shiraz (1967-1997)
  Hovik Vardoumian (born 1940)
  Artem Harutyunyan (born 1945)
  Ruben Hakhverdyan (born 1950)
  Armen Shekoyan (born 1953)
  Vahram Martirosyan (born 1959)
  Marine Petrossian (born 1960)
  Vahram Sahakian (born 1964)
  Anush Aslibekyan (born 1981)
caption: Hovhannes Shiraz is one of the most notable Armenian writers of the late Soviet period
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