Vakhtang Ananyan

Vakhtang Stepani Ananyan was an Armenian writer and journalist. He wrote many works about hunting and Armenia's natural world.

Biography

Ananyan was born in the village of Poghoskilisa, near Dilijan. He studied at Dilijan's parish school. In 1926, he moved to Yerevan, where he worked for the newspapers and . His first work was published in the journal in 1927. In 1935, he was the editor of the newspaper. He fought in World War II and continued his journalistic and literary activities after the war.
His first novel was published in 1930. Ananyan is known for his hunting stories and his realistic descriptions of Armenia's natural world. Eight volumes of Ananyan's hunting stories were published in 1947–77 under the title . Among his well-known works are the book and the novella . His work gives information about the animals that live or once lived in Armenia. His works have been translated into more than two dozen languages, including Russian, English, Chinese, Japanese, German, Czech, Bulgarian, Bengali, and Hindi. His books and were adapted into the films and, respectively. In 1970, he was awarded the State Prize of the Armenian SSR for his works written for children and youths. He died in 1980 in Yerevan. A high school in Dilijan is named after him.