YEREVAN, JULY 24, ARMENPRESS. A new book tops the list of Armenpress’ project “Yerevan Bestseller” this week. “The Art of Dedication or Dithyramb to a Rose” written by Edgar Harutyunyan occupies the first position in the list.  

The Little Prince" by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry places 2nd in this week's "Bestseller Books List". This masterpiece is both the most read and most translated book in the French language, and was voted the best book of the 20th century in France. The book was translated into more than 150 languages and dialects, and more than 80 copies of the book were sold.

“The Book of Lamentations'' by St. Gregory of Narek published by “MHM” and “Zangak” publishing houses occupies the next position of the list.

 "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez comes the 4th.  In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.

 Vahram Martirosyan, “Love in Moscow”

Surprising though it may sound, there are no romance novels in the Armenian prose or they are so rare that it is hard to remember one at once. Vahram Martirosyan’s new novel is a love story. The heroes of the book fall in love and are happy together as though they were in a shell of weightlessness until the reality cracks it and creeps into. The editor is Arqmenik Nikoghosyan. The book was published by “Antares” and occupies th 5th place.

"The Alchemist" novel by contemporary Brazilian author Paulo Coelho appeared in the sixth position of the "Bestseller Books List". This book has been translated into 67 languages and according to AFP, it has sold more than 30 million copies in 56 different languages, becoming one of the best-selling books in history and winning the Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author. An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd named Santiago in his journey to Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasure there. The Alchemist follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. Santiago, believing a recurring dream to be prophetic, decides to travel to a Romani in a nearby town to discover its meaning. A gypsy woman tells him that there is a treasure in the Pyramids in Egypt.

"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Columbian author Gabriel García Márquez occupies the 7th place . One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the multi-generational story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía, founds the town of Macondo, the metaphoric Colombia.

“Who Moved My Cheese?” is a famous book read by lots of people. Dr. Spencer Johnson realizes the need for finding the language and tools to deal with change--an issue that makes all of us nervous and uncomfortable. The book is the 8th on the list.

The Bastard of Istanbul is the 9th on the list. This is a 2006 novel by Turkish bestselling female author Elif Şafak, written originally in English and published by Viking Adult. It was translated by Aslı Biçen into her native language Turkish under the title Baba ve Piç in March 2006, and became a bestseller. The author of the Armenian translation of the book, American-Armenian literary critic Maro Madoyan-Alajanyan stated this at the press conference held on May 21. As reports "Armenpress" Maro Madoyan-Alajanyan underscored: "Elif Şafak must be known to the Armenian society. Her novel is dedicated to the consequences of the Genocide. She implemented finest contemporary style. This is her second novel in English language."

Şafak has left Turkey, she is hiding now because of continuous persecutions initiated against her by the Turkish extremists.

Elif Şafak was born in 1971, in Strasbourg, France. She is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature in both Turkish and English. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages, and she was awarded the honorary distinction of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. Elif Şafak has published twelve books, eight of which are novels.

 “Mother” (Mayrig) by Henri Verneuil occupies the last place. Verneuil was born Ashot Malakian to Armenian parents in Rodosto. He was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Film Festival, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, French Legion of Honor, Golden Globe Award, French National Academy of Cinema and Honorary Cesar awards. In 1924, when Ashot was a little child his family fled to Marseille in France, to escape persecution after the Armenian Genocide. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel “Mayrig”, which he dedicated to his mother and made into a 1991 film with the same name, which was followed by a sequel, 588 Rue Paradis, the following year. Verneuil has filmed almost all the great figures of French cinema, with the exception of Bourvil, as even Louis de Funes has a small role in one of his films.

 “Mother” (Mayrig) by Henri Verneuil occupies the last place. Verneuil was born Ashot Malakian to Armenian parents in Rodosto. He was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Film Festival, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, French Legion of Honor, Golden Globe Award, French National Academy of Cinema and Honorary Cesar awards. In 1924, when Ashot was a little child his family fled to Marseille in France, to escape persecution after the Armenian Genocide. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel “Mayrig”, which he dedicated to his mother and made into a 1991 film with the same name, which was followed by a sequel, 588 Rue Paradis, the following year. Verneuil has filmed almost all the great figures of French cinema, with the exception of Bourvil, as even Louis de Funes has a small role in one of his films.

To complete the bestseller list, the following bookshops have participated in the survey: “New Book” (093-60-40-64), “Noah’s Ark” (56-81-84), Armenian Book” (54-07-06), “Edit Print” (57-70-09), “Bureaucrat” (50-01-52), “Bookinist” (53-74-13), “Art Bridge” (58-12-84)  and “Zangak” (23-25-28).