"Armenpress" introduces 21st bestseller books list

YEREVAN, JUNE 7, ARMENPRESS. The volume of fiction books sales decreased in the capital's bookstores during the last seven days. In a conversation with "Armenpress" the managers of the bookstores underscored that this fact is largely conditioned by the ongoing entrance exams.

Popular "Masha and the Bear" taletops this week's rating list. This book has always been included in the bestseller books list and occupied high rank positions."Tales"by a Danish author and poet Hans Christian Andersen appeared in the second position this week. "Tales" by Hovhannes Toumanyan occupy the third position of our ranking list this time. Hovhannes Toumanyan's book is followed by the book titled "The Class of Armenian Language" by the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Armenia, author Levon. "The Class of Armenian Language" is dedicated to the issues of preservation of the native language.

The Armenian version of prominent Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli's "Stone Dreams" published by "Graber" publishing house occupies the fifth place in the bestseller books list. Artak Vardanyan translated the novel into Armenian. Aram Ananyan authored the preface of the book and the publication was edited by Seyranuhi Geghamyan.This book has always been included in the bestseller books list. "Memories of My Melancholy Whores" by Columbian author Gabriel García Márquez is on the sixth position this time. This book is followed by the book of collected poems for children titled "Sun, Sun! Come, Come!". "The March of Shadow" book by Italian author Claudio Pozzani occupies the eighth position of our list. "The March of Shadow" is followed by "The Alchemist" novel by contemporary Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. 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. And book of poems by Zhanna Abrahamyan titled "Three-one" occupies the final position of the Bestseller Books List introduced by "Armenpress" News Agency.