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William Saroyan

William Saroyan (August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film adaptation of his novel The Human Comedy.

An Armenian American, Saroyan wrote extensively about the Armenian immigrant life in California. Many of his stories and plays are set in his native Fresno. Some of his best-known works are The Time of Your Life, My Name Is Aram, My Heart's in the Highlands, and The Human Comedy.

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Born 1908
Died 1981

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  • Cover of: Here Comes There Goes You Know Who

    First published in 1961 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Bronze

    Cover of edition prenticehalllite07koel Cover of edition literature00pren_0 First published in 1991 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: After thirty years: the daring young man on the flying trapeze

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  • Cover of: Me

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  • Cover of: The new Saroyan reader: a connoisseur's anthology of the writings of William Saroyan

    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An act or two of foolish kindness

    First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1978 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Chelovecheskai︠a︡ komedii︠a︡: roman ; izbrannye rasskazy ; Vot prishel, vot ushel sam znaesh kto : iz avtobiografii

    First published in 1955 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Hello out there: a one-act play.

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  • Cover of: I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sure.

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  • Cover of: Jim Dandy: fat man in a famine : a play

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  • Cover of: Peace, it's wonderful

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  • Cover of: The ping-pong game: a play in one act

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  • Cover of: Places where I've done time.

    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Saroyan's fables

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  • Cover of: Settled out of court: a play in three acts

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Born 1908
Died 1981

Subjects

Fiction, American Authors, Biography, American Short stories, Families, American drama, Drama, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, Authors, American, Saroyan, william, 1908-1981, California, fiction, Friends and associates, Short stories, Social life and customs, Children's fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), World War, 1914-1918, Armenian Americans, Armenians, Authors, american, Authorship, Classic Literature, Family, Fiction, general

Places

Fresno, United States, California, San Francisco, New York, Paris, San Joaquin Valley, Bitlis, Hollywood, Armenia, Boston, Los Angeles, Assyria, Brooklyn, China, Dublin, France, Germany, Las Vegas, London, Long Island, Missouri, Oakland, Portland, Russia

People

William Saroyan (1908-), William Saroyan (1908-1981), Amanda Wingfield, Jim O'Connor, Laura Wingfield, Tom Wingfield, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Al Devarine, Alfred Doolittle, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Bernard, Biff, Billy Colman, Caddy, Calouste Gulbenkian, Carl Sandburg, Charley, Colonel Pickering, Colonel Sartoris, Dikran Saroyan, Dilsey, E. B. White (1899- ,), E. B. White (1899-), Eliza Doolittle, Emily Grierson

Time

20th century, 1861-65, 1912, 1945-, 20e siècle, 20th Century, Antebellum era

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Alternative names

  • Saroyan, William, 1908-
  • William SAROYAN
  • W. SAROYAN
  • William Saroyan
  • W. Saroyan
  • W SAROYAN
  • Bill Saroyan
  • Saroyan William
  • Вильям Сароян
  • В. Сароян
  • WILLIAM SAROYAN
  • william saroyan

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September 17, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
June 27, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
October 6, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris reverted to revision 8
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import