My Name Is Aram

Hailed by The New York Times as "marvelously captivating," William Saroyan's 1940 international bestseller recounts the exploits of an Armenian clan in northern California at the turn of the twentieth century. Based on the author's loving and eccentric extended family, the characters in these 14 related short stories enact humorous and touching scenes from immigrant life.
Aram Garoghlanian narrates the tales, reflecting from an adult's perspective on his boyhood adventures. Beginning with "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse," in which 9-year-old Aram and his cousin redeem themselves from wrongdoing, the stories conclude with "A Word to Scoffers," which features an itinerant preacher's sage advice to Aram as the young man departs from the San Joaquin Valley for the first time.

• The Human Comedy
• Fresno Stories (New Directions Bibelot)
• The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (New Directions Classic)
• The Man With the Heart in the Highlands & Other Early Stories (Revived Modern Classic)
• All I Asking for Is My Body (Kolowalu Book)
• Maus. I : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History
• The Time of Your Life (Modern Plays)
• Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Pantheon Graphic Library)
• Imitation of Life
• Pocho