Amidst war and destruction in Aleppo, Levon Sharoyan wrote a very personal monograph about the eminent man of letters, Simon Simonian (1914-1986). He published it in installments first on his Facebook page, later on in a more expanded version in "Kantsasar" Weekly, the official newsletter of the Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Aleppo, and also almost simultaneously, in "Aztag" Daily in Lebanon and in "Nor Haratch", a tri-weekly, in Paris.

Sharoyan's monograph was his tribute to his elder compatriot. His grandfather, much like Simon Simonian's father, hailed from Sassoun, a mountainous region in Western Armenia, and was depicted among the stories Simon Simonian wrote about the struggles of the Sassountsi mountaineers on the plains of Aleppo, in Syria, far from their native mountain top villages.

The monograph, which since then has been published as a book in Armenia, made for a fascinating reading.

This is the first book in English about the eminent man of letters, the late Simon Simonian.
About the Author: Levon Sharoyan is born in Aleppo, Syria in 1967. He graduated from the National Haigazian School in 1979 and subsequently from Karen Jeppe Jemaran in 1985. His foray in literature began in Jemaran's literary periodical "Dzeeler", "Sprouts". While still a student he also began contributing to "Armenia" in Buenos Aires, "Harach" in Paris, and "Marmara" in Istanbul meriting the praise and the encouragement of their editors, Bedros Hadjian, Arpig Missakian and Robert Haddejian respectively. He continues contributing literary reviews and analysis to Armenian Diaspora literary journals and has become a much sought and liked authoritative figure. Levon has edited and prepared for publication the historically valuable Teotik's fifteen yearbooks (1907-1925). The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation sponsored their publication from 2006 and onward. He has published four books "Haverjoren Sireli 'Merin Bolise' ", "The Ever Endearing 'Our Istanbul' "; "Buenos Aires, Armenia Poghots", "Buenos Aires, Armenia Street"; "Tekeroumner Hai Kiri Yev Badmoutian Kedezrin", "Wandering Along the Shore of Armenian Letters and History"; "Lernagannerou Verchin Sharavighue, Simon Simonian", "The Last Scion of the Mountaineers, Simon Simonian". He has a number of manuscripts ready for publication that have not seen the light of day due to the civil war in Syria. Among these is one that is devoted to Patriarch Ormanian; and another is titled "Hai Kiri Darontsi 100 Sbasargouner", "100 Servants of Armenian Letters from Daron" Since 2000, Levon has been a lecturer at the Hamazkayin Institute for Armenian Studies. He has been invited to give lectures in Syria and in other countries about Armenian literature, a subject that remains dear to him. Levon Sharoyan lives in Aleppo with his wife and two daughters.