What is Armenia to Me? Diasporicity in the Works of William Saroyan

What is Armenia to Me? Diasporicity in the Works of William Saroyan

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This article argues for a rereading of William Saroyan, one that treats him as an artist who engaged critically with concepts of home and homeland within the broader discourse of Figure Skating - Accessories - Leg Warmers diaspora.Saroyan was not a panegyrist who idealized what it meant to be an Armenian in Pier diaspora, nor did his Armenianness act as a foil to an optimistic outlook.Rather, his works exhibit a rigorous investigation of the characteristic liminality of diaspora and its attendant contradictions.