"Armenpress" introduces 22nd bestseller books list

YEREVAN, JUNE 14, ARMENPRESS. New samples of fine literature appear in the bestseller books list introduced by "Armenpress" News Agency each week.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. "The Liar" by Hovhannes Toumanyan occupies the second position of the list. This is the second appearance of this book in our ranking. Hovhannes Toumanyan's book is followed by ''The Book of Lamentations'' by St. Gregory of Narek. This masterpiece of the medieval Armenian literature is also known to the public as "Narek" for short.

"Tales"by famous Danish author and poet Hans Christian Andersen appeared in the fourth position this week. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories—called eventyr, or "fairy-tales"—express themes that transcend age and nationality. Andersen's fairy tales have been translated into more than 125 languages, including Armenian.

"Tales" by the most popular Armenian storyteller Ghazaros Aghayan is on the fifth place. The majority of tales by Ghazaros Aghayan are based upon national legends.

"Tales" by the Brothers Grimm occupies the 6th place of our list. The vast majority of the tales by the Brothers Grimm are based upon actual events.

The book titled "The Class of Armenian Language" by the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Armenia, author Levon Ananyan occupies the seventh position this time. "The Class of Armenian Language" dedicated to the issues of preservation of the native language.

"The Alchemist" novel by contemporary Brazilian author Paulo Coelho is the eighth this week. 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.

"The Alchemist" is followed by "Top Ten Stories" by Dianna Hambardzumyan. This book has been translated into English as well.

The Armenian version of prominent Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli's "Stone Dreams" published by "Graber" publishing house occupies the final 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.