ATHENS HOSTS EVENT DEDICATED TO WILLIAM SAROYAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
June 8, 2011 – 12:05 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – On June 6, the theatrical hall of the Hellenic
American Union hosted an event dedicated to Armenian-American writer
William Saroyan.

Specifically, visual artist and Adjunct Professor of Painting at the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Dimitris Zouroudis presented
a lecture entitled “Writing with colors: William Saroyan through
his drawings.”

In his lecture, Zouroudis drew parallels between Saroyan’s literature
works and drawings to present the well-known writer through his
color drawings.

A range of events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of William
Saroyan’s death is organized by Hellenic American Union, Embassy of
the Republic of Armenia in Athens in cooperation with Hellenic-Armenian
Studies Center.