Read about William Saroyan’s childhood & life and write in about 100-150 words, how it influenced the characters of
both Aram and Mourad.
Q.2 Think of a different ending to ‘The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse’ and rewrite it in your own words.
Q.3 a) Interpret the following paintings aesthetically in about 350-500 words.
b) What do you think the artist is trying to convey through these artworks?
c) Which one of the two is more realistic? Give explanation.
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William Saroyan[2] (/səˈrɔɪən/; August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film The Human Comedy. When the studio rejected his original 240-page treatment, he turned it into a novel, The Human Comedy.
Saroyan wrote extensively about the Armenian immigrant life in California. Many of his stories and plays are set in his native Fresno.[3] Some of his best-known works are The Time of Your Life, My Name Is Aram and My Heart's in the Highlands.
He has been described in a Dickinson College news release as "one of the most prominent literary figures of the mid-20th century"[4] and by Stephen Fry as "one of the most underrated writers of the [20th] century." Fry suggests that "he takes his place naturally alongside Hemingway, Steinbeck and Faulkner."[5]
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