AGLA NY Member Christopher Atamian will present his recent translation of the book titled The Bois de Vincennes/Vinseni Andaruh by Nigoghos Sarafian. Reception to follow. Free.

Friday March 8, 2013

238 Thompson Street, Room 279

Christopher Atamian is a noted translator, writer, and producer/director living in New York City. He produced the OBIE Award-winning play Trouble in Paradise in 2006 and was included as an invited artist to the 2009 Venice Biennale for his video Desire. His short films and videos have screened throughout the world and he publishes regularly in leading publications such as The Huffington Post and The New York Times. He has written one novel, Speaking French, and translated six books from French and Western Armenian into English, including Nigoghos Sarafian’s The Bois de Vincennes. Christopher has worked in senior-level positions for leading media companies including ABC, Ogilvy Interactive and JP Morgan’s marketing division. He is an alumnus of Harvard University, Columbia Business School and USC Film School and a former Fulbright, Bronfman and Gulbenkian Scholar