David Bek (novel)W
David Bek (novel)

David Bek is an 1882 novel by Armenian writer Raffi based on the life of Davit Bek an Armenian nobleman and revolutionary. The novel was the base for the opera David Bek composed by Armen Tigranian, and David Bek, a 1944 Armenian film.

The Diary of a Cross-StealerW
The Diary of a Cross-Stealer

The Diary of a Cross-Stealer is an 1890 novel by the Armenian novelist Raffi. It was translated into Russian as Дневник крестокрада.

The Fool (novel)W
The Fool (novel)

The Fool is an 1880 Armenian language novel by the Armenian novelist Raffi, one of the best-known novels of one of one of Armenia's greatest novelists. The plot is based on the last Russo-Turkish War (1877–78), the plot tells a romance set against the background of the divided Armenian nation.

The Golden RoosterW
The Golden Rooster

The Golden Rooster is an 1870 Armenian language novel by the novelist Raffi. The novel was adapted into a play by the Hamazgayin Theatre. Its English translation by Donald Abcarian was published in 2008 by the Taderon Press of the Gomidas Institute in London.

Harem (Raffi novel)W
Harem (Raffi novel)

Harem is an Armenian language novella by the great Armenian novelist Raffi, published in the book Punj in 1874.

Jalaleddin (novella)W
Jalaleddin (novella)

Jalaleddin was the first of Raffi's famous works of historical fiction and a milestone in modern Armenian literature. The novella was first published in serialized form across eight issues of Mshak, a Tiflis-based Armenian newspaper, in 1878. Its title is based on the name of Sheikh Jalaleddin, a Kurdish chief who led his forces on a violent campaign against Armenian and Assyrian villages in the eastern part of Van province at the beginning of the last Russo-Turkish War (1877–78). While the story is fictional, Raffi based the historical details on eyewitness accounts. Much of the key historical information provided by Raffi corresponds with British correspondents who were in the Eastern Ottoman Empire at the time.

Salpi (Raffi novel)W
Salpi (Raffi novel)

Salbi is an Armenian language novel by the novelist Raffi. Although his earliest novel, written 1855-1874, it was not published until 1911.

Samuel (Raffi novel)W
Samuel (Raffi novel)

Samuel is an 1886 Armenian language novel by the novelist Raffi. Considered by some critics his most successful work, the plot centres on the killing of the fourth-century Prince Vahan Mamikonian and his wife by their son Samuel.

Sparks (Raffi novel)W
Sparks (Raffi novel)

Sparks is an 1884 Armenian language novel by the novelist Raffi. The novel was translated into Russian as «Искры» (1949).

Wounds of ArmeniaW
Wounds of Armenia

Wounds of Armenia is an 1841 historical novel by Khachatur Abovian. Written in the Araratian (Yerevan) dialect, Wounds of Armenia is considered Abovian's chef d'œuvre. It is Abovian's debut novel, the first Armenian novel and the first modern Eastern Armenian literary work. Thanks to Wounds of Armenia, Khachatur Abovian is acknowledged as the founder of the modern Eastern Armenian language.