Gurgen Mahari ( '' Gurgen Grigori Ajemian '' ; August 1 , 1903 in Van &ndash; June 17 , 1969 in Yerevan ) was an Armenian writer and poet . His most significant works include the semi-autobiographical novella '' Barbed Wires in Blossom '' ( 1968 ) and the novel '' Burning Orchards '' ( 1966 ) , which is set in the writer 's hometown of Van on the eve of the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Gurgen Mahari