In 1940, his short story collection my name is aram, became a bestseller. During world war ii saroyan served in the us army and was posted in london for a time, but did not see any combat. William saroyan s most celebrated work of short fiction a boys view of the american dream. My name is aram is an account of william saroyans life from 1915 to 1925 in fresno, california, told in fourteen short chapters, each discussing a different event or experience. His play the time of your life won the pulitzer prize in 1939. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. My name is aram is a book of short stories by william saroyan first published in 1940. Aram garoghlanian was a californian, born in fresno on the other side of the southern pacific tracks. My name is aram 1940, by william saroyan free download as pdf file. Aram garoghlanian is a curious young boy, and his curiosity often leads him straight to trouble.
The stories detail the exploits of aram garoghlanian, a boy of armenian descent growing up in fresno, california, and the various members of his large family. But he was also part of a large, sprawling family of immigrant armeniansa whole tribe of eccentric uncles, brawling cousins, and gentle women. I remembered reading william saroyan sixty years ago and bought this book to refresh my free pdf download books by william saroyan. William saroyan august 31, 1908 may 18, 1981 was an armenianamerican novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Complete summary of william saroyans my name is aram. William saroyans most popular book is the human comedy the william saroyan.
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