1 min

Captive of the Caucasus for The Nation

Captive of the Caucasus: The Long War Over Nagorno-Karabakh: “In his 1973 essay, “Approaches to What?,” the French novelist Georges Perec made reference to the “infra-ordinary,” by which he meant the banal routines of the everyday. He suggested we reorient our gaze from the exotic to what he called the “endotic”; turn away from headlines ...

1 min

Non-fiction in Granta, issue 152, Still Life

My contribution to Granta 152 reflects on the one-hour daily outing we were allotted during lockdown. ‘Ever since the pandemic, our neighborhood is mostly deserted, except for the pigeons and statues.’ https://granta.com/yerevan-armenia/

1 min

The Washington Post on The Structure is Rotten, Comrade

An honorable mention from the Washington Post for ‘The Structure Is Rotten, Comrade’ from their “best graphic novels, memoires, and story collections of 2019… that combine uncommon originality, plotting, and artwork.” – Michael Cavna https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-best-graphic-novels-memoirs-and-story-collections-of-2019/2019/11/20/447e7f76-0722-11ea-8292-c46ee8cb3dce_story.html

1 min

“… a painfully beautiful book…” World Literature Today reviews The Structure

https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2019/autumn/nota-benes-autumn-2019 Written by Viken Berberian and illustrated by Yann Kebbi, The Structure Is Rotten, Comrade is a painfully beautiful book both visually and prosaically. In this groundbreaking graphic novel, the grand ambitions of the individual collide with the chaos of revolution. Fueled by a love of cement and passionate ambition, an aspiring architect must brave the pandemonium ...

1 min

Interview with Monocle: The Structure is Rotten, Comrade

Writer and essayist Viken Berberian is no stranger to satire. His upcoming graphic novel with illustrator Yann Kebbi takes an acerbic look at the myth of progress, skewering the venal and corrupt interests that lie behind a concrete-obsessed architect in Armenia’s capital city, Yerevan. Starts at 5:00 minutes into Monocle’s podcast. Release date is end ...

Newer posts
Older posts