On Monday 23 May 2016, at the House of Armenian Culture in Paris, Grigor Beledian presented Schavarch Missakian’s Book "Pale Leaves from a Diary".
In 1935, after a long-term silence, Missakian started to write in "Haratch" ("Yaraj") about the atmosphere dominating in Istanbul in April 1915, news from the provinces, his life in lurking place and then, in prison.
Beledian explained how difficult it was for Missakian to remember and write about those cruel days.
The speaker gave full information about Schavarch Missakian’s life, and his journalistic activities, as well as about his connections with contemporary writers.
Schavarch Missakian’s Book "Pale Leaves from a Diary" was translated into French in 2015 by Arpik Missakian with the headline "Face à l'innommable, Avril 2015" and was published by "Parenthèses".