Le Livre de Prières

AUTHOR NAME 1
Gregory of Narek
AUTHOR NAME ORIGINAL LANGUAGE 1
Գրիգոր Նարեկացի

TRANSLATED FROM
Classical Armenian
PUBLICATION YEAR
2000

PUBLICATION COUNTRY
France

LANGUAGE 1
French

GENRE 1
Liturgy/Prayerbooks

NR OF PAGES
566

KEYWORDS
Prayer , Prayer book , Armenian , armenian church , Narek

CITATION
Gregory of Narek. Le Livre de Prières, The Book of Prayers. Paris: Cerf, 2000.

TRANSLATOR NAME 1
Isaac Kéchichian

IS A TRANSLATION
Yes

FORM OF PUBLICATION 1
Hardcover with ISBN

ISBN NUMBER
978-2204066457

PUBLISHED BY
Cerf

PUBLICATION CITY
Paris

CHURCH 1
Armenian Orthodox Church

CONTENT DESCRIPTION
French translation of the famous "Book of Prayers" or "Book of Lamentations" by St. Gregory of Narek. Perhaps the most famous piece of original Armenian literature, sometimes just called the "Narek" after the author. Prefaces by the translator and Jean Mécérian. Postface by Krikor Bélédian.

GENERAL COMMENTS
French translation of the famous "Book of Prayers" or "Book of Lamentations" by St. Gregory of Narek. Perhaps the most famous piece of original Armenian literature, sometimes just called the "Narek" after the author. Introduction, translation, and notes by Isaac Kéchichian, s.j. Preface by Jean Mécérian, s.j.. Postface by Krikor Bélédian, one of the most important contemporary Western Armenian writers who has written extensively about Gregory of Narek. This edition published by Cerf, a "Réimpression de la première édition revue et corrigée" (Reprint of the first edition, revised and corrected). It is No. 78 in the series "Sources Chrétiennes." French spelling of Gregory of Narek: Grégoire de Narek.