Pachyan, Aram: - Aram Pachyan is an acclaimed writer from the new generation, who writes fiction and non-fiction, and has won several awards and prizes, including the honorable Presidential Prize for Literature in Armenia. His novel Goodbye, Bird became a national bestseller in 2012 and is still at the top of the charts for bestselling literature.Aram Pachyan was born on March 19, 1983, in Vanadzor, Armenia, into a family of medical professionals. From 1999 to 2004 he studied at the law department of Yerevan State University. His work was published for the first time in 2007, and later his stories were printed in various local literary periodicals and literary magazines. Currently he works as a journalist and columnist for the Hraparak newspaper, as well as hosting a radio program and being the author of a literary series.His first book Robinson, which earned him the highest governmental award in Armenia, The Presidential Prize for Literature, is also available in English from Glagoslav.