12:42, 18 January, 2013
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. “Armenpress” News Agency publicizes the first Yerevan bestseller fiction books rating. As a result of the first inquiry it turned out that “Tales” by Hovhannes Toumanyan tops the rating of the bestseller books in the bookstores of Yerevan during the period of the previous seven days.
“The Book of Lamentations” by the prominent Armenian author Gregory of Narek occupies the second position. As to the Armenian translations, than “The Alchemist” Paulo Coelho and “Tales” by Hans Christian Andersen are the most sold books of the Yerevan bookstores.
“The Book of Whispers” by contemporary Armenian writer Varujan Voskanian occupies the fifth position. “The Book of Whispers” is followed by “Tropic of Cancer” by Henry Miller.
“The Bastard of Istanbul” by contemporary Turkish writer Elif Şafak is among the bestsellers of the Yerevan bookstores. Elif Şafak book occupies the seventh position in the rating, which is followed by “Farewell Tsit” by Aram Pachyan. The classic authors are also in the centre of attention of the Armenian audience. Nar-Dos’s “Works” took the ninth place. And “Enoch’s Eye” book by Garegin Khanjyan end up the rating of Top Ten Bestsellers.