First Edition, 1977, first printing, an almost like-new, unread, unworn, unopened, unmarked, except for a brief gift inscription in the upper right corner of the first page, hardcover, with a fine unclipped ($7.50 in US, L3.60 in UK only) dust jacket, from Mashtots Press, London. By Grigor Narekatsi. Edited and translated by Mischa Kudian. ISBN 0-903039-04-4.

Lamentations of Narek: Mystic soliloquies with God

Literature & Fiction

Grigor Narekatsi

Poetry

Mashtots Press

"The Book of Sadness" is the principal literary masterpiece of the great Armenian writer, St. Grigor Naretkatsi (951-1003). It is a masterpiece of Medieval Christian writing. It consists of eleven thousand poetic lines arranged in 95 chapters, the book is an appeal to God by a mortal asking for forgiveness to his sins. St. Grigor Narekatsi assumes upon himself all the sins committed by mankind.

The Book of Sadness

Nairi

Book of Lamentations. Poems (Tagher)

Zangak

Gregory of Narek or Grigor Narekatsi was an Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian and saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Catholic Church. His Book of Prayers or "Book of Lamentations", a long mystical poem in 95 sections written around 977. The book, the work of his mature years, remains one of the definitive pieces of Armenian literature. Written shortly before the first millennium of Christianity, the prayers of St. Gregory of Narek have long been recognized as gems of Christian literature. St. Gregory called his book an "encyclopedia of prayer for all nations". It was his hope that it would serve as a guide to prayer by people of all stations around the world. In 95 prayers, St. Gregory draws on the potential of the Classical Armenian language to translate feelings of suffering and humility into an offering of words thought to be pleasing to God. Calling it his last testament: "its letters like my body, its message like my soul", it is an edifice of faith for the ages, unique in Christian literature for its rich imagery, its subtle theology, its Biblical erudition, and the sincere immediacy of its communication with God. For Narekatsi, peoples' absolute goal in life should be to reach to God, and to reach wherever human nature would unite with godly nature, thus erasing the differences between God and men. As a result, the difficulties of earthly life would disappear. According to him, mankind's assimilation with God is possible not by logic, but by feelings.

Narek. Grigor Narekatsi, Book of Lamentations, Armenian (Classical Orthography)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

English only pocket edition of timeless prayer book. Bilingual edition and Kindle e-book also available from Amazon.

The Armenian Prayer Book of St. Gregory of Narek

Vem Press

St. Grigor Narekatsi's classic spiritual text of the medieval era translated into Eastern Armenian on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the classical Armenian poem and ode to God.

Book of Lamentations: Poem (Eastern Armenian Edition): Matyan Voghbergutyan

Gregory of Narek

Mughni

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