The William Saroyan House Museum

William Saroyan. Portrait by Martiros Saryan, 1961. #williamsaroyan #saroyanhouse

There are no words better than this famous passage from Saroyan's "Armenian and the Armenian" that will show our greatest empathy to all Armenian soldiers and the whole nation suffering today because of Turkish-Azerbaijani aggression in Artsakh. "... See if they will not live again. See if they will not laugh again. See if the race will not live again when two of them meet in a beer parlor, twenty years after, and laugh, and speak in their tongue. Go ahead, see if you can do anything about it... " #williamsaroyan #saroyanhouse #artsakhstrong The materials in this video are taken from various news websites.

William in his ancestoral home of Bitlis (ancient Greater Armenia) 1964 Taken by Turkish painter and journalist Fikret Otyam. Archive: Forever Saroyan LLC #williamsaroyan #saroyanhouse

William Saroyan in front of the monument of David of Sassoon in Fresno. Sculptor: Varaz Samuelian Photo from the archive of Dickran Kouymjian.

It is simply in the nature of Armenian to study, to learn, to question, to speculate, to discover, to invent, to revise, to restore, to preserve, to make, and to give. - #WilliamSaroyan Donate for #Artsakh https://www.himnadram.org/en

Thank you, Councilmember Esmeralda Soria Support #Artsakh https://www.himnadram.org/en

"Mrs. Sandoval," Homer said swiftly, "your son is dead. Maybe it's a mistake. Maybe it wasn't your son. Maybe it was somebody else. The telegram says it was Juan Domingo. But maybe the telegram is wrong." Support Artsakh: himnadram.org/en #peaceforArtsakh #thehumancomedy #williamsaroyan photo: William during the days when he was working as a telegram messenger, Fresno, CA

A girl at a bomb shelter says she relies on literature during the war and has made the right choice: The Adventures of Wesley Jackson by William Saroyan. Currently, there is heavy fighting going on along the entire border of Republic of Artsakh. Now is the time to come together and raise as much money as we can to help the innocent civilians, who are being attacked, shot at, bombed, and shelled by Azeri aggression. Contribute here: https://www.himnadram.org/en/ #artsakhstrong #recognizeartsakh

Join us in wishing Aram Saroyan a very happy birthday! Aram is a poet, novelist, biographer, memoirist, and playwright, who is especially known for his minimalist poetry, famous examples of which include the one-word poem "lighght" and world's shortest poem comprising a four-legged version of the letter "m". #aramsaroyan #williamsaroyan #saroyanhouse

Be light in heart , forget tomorrow. photo is from the archive of Dickran Kouymjian #saroyanhouse #williamsaroyan

Happy Labor Day! From the archive of Dickran Kouymjian #williamsaroyan #saroyanhouse

The pomegranate trees of the museum's backyard are already bearing fruits. "It was all pure aesthetics, not agriculture." - #williamsaroyan , The Pomegranate Trees #saroyanhouse

Vahe Berberian shares the story of his first encounter with Saroyan. Enjoy! #saroyanhouse #vaheberberian #williamsaroyan #saroyan112

Here’s the thirty-first, the last day of August 2020. I’m one hundred and twelve years old; amazed, delighted, and proud. We would like to congratulate Mr. Saroyan and all of his admirers on this special day, celebrating the life and work of the man whose heart was in the highlands. #saroyanhouse #saroyan112 #saroyanweek #williamsaroyan #museum