New e-book: The Trustee, Stepan Zoryan
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The daily life of a village parish school in 1915 unfolds through the correspondence between its teacher and trustee. Mamikon Avalyan’s appeals concerning his salary, cold classrooms, and a smoking stove meet with Abatek Aghabekyan’s complacency. Rather than addressing the school’s needs, his reply is filled with business proposals, unfounded advice, and judgments on the conduct of others. The humorous contrast between the letters reflects the hardships of village life, official indifference, and inequality between people.