I taught a summer reading class a few years ago and there was a short story in my curriculum that I loved but I couldn't remember the title. I finally found the collection it came from! It's called "Pomegranate Trees" in My Name Is Aram by William Saroyan. The collection is tender and funny as the author reflects upon stories from his boyhood. 10/10 would recommend. ?
"We do not forget the massacres because in not forgetting we rejoice in our survival against terrible odds." -- William Saroyan, born on this date in 1908, from his play, "Haratch." This is my Saroyan stamp, issued in 1991, a gift to me from the Armenian community of Fresno, CA in 2013. #grateful #armenia #armenianculture #armeniangenocide
My paperback copy from when I was a boy. My mother bought it for me. My middle name? Aram.
panThis may be an unpopular opinion, but I didn't like this book. Connected short stories, set in Fresno, CA, centering on a boy and his eccentric Armenian family, this was originally published in 1940. There's nothing "wrong" with the book, in fact it seems to be his most universally loved title, but it just wasn't for me.
My Name Is Aram | 
