Baret Magarian

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Baret Magarian (born 1968) is a British-Armenian writer. He began his career as a freelancer, writing features for The Times , The Guardian , The Observer and New Statesman . [1] He published his first novel, The Fabrications, in 2017. [2] [3]

Early life and education

Magarian was born in Kensington, London to Armenian-Cypriot parents who had moved to England from Nicosia Cyprus in 1960. His maternal grandfather Hovaness was the Armenian priest of Nicosia. [4] Magarian studied English literature at University College, Durham. [5]

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References

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