Hiag Akmakjian
American novelist
Hiag Akmakjian (July 17, 1926 – January 10, 2017) was an American writer, painter and photographer. He wrote several books including Snow Falling from a Bamboo Leaf: The Art of Haiku (1979), 30,000 Mornings (1999) and Cleo (2016).
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Akmakjian was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. His parents were refugees of the Armenian Genocide. He was married to Margaret Akmakjian. They had a son, Nicolas.
Akmakjian died from lung cancer in Wales, at the age of 90.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Hiag Akmakjian Obituary". legacy.com. January 22, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.