BOOK CARNIVAL welcomes ARAM SAROYAN with BEFORE I FORGET

Please join us for a Book Carnival In-Person Event on Sunday, June 28, 2:00 P.M., with ARAM SAROYAN and his book, BEFORE I FORGET:  A Memoir (and Then Some)

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From humble beginnings in a fractured family, Aram Saroyan, author of the most controversial one-word poem in history, charts an unforgettable journey through art, fame, and the 20th-century bohemian counterculture.

Before I Forget: A Memoir (and Then Some) is a powerful literary memoir from poet Aram Saroyan. His father, William Saroyan, was an American novelist, playwright, and short story writer of Armenian descent who 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.

In this book Aram reflects on a life shaped by art, fame, and fractured family, and includes rare photos, stories, and a behind-the-scenes view of American cultural and bohemian life from the 1950s onward.

In Before I Forget, Saroyan remembers his beginnings in Manhattan, Los Angeles, London, and Bolinas. The son of the beloved author William Saroyan and step-son of Walter Matthau, he probes the fallout of his father and mother’s broken marriage and lessons gleaned in their wake.

Saroyan paints a series of scenarios that impacted his life: An eight-year-old is cast out on the comic sea of Beverly Hills in the fifties. A young man encounters fame working with photographer Richard Avedon and a revolving list of models including Marilyn Monroe. A journey to nurture his own authentic, original literary voice finds love and support when least-expected, balancing the prickle of critical controversy. Here is a multi-faceted artist’s valedictory.

Remember, it’s always fun at The Carnival!