
The School of Creative Writing is pleased to congratulate Christina Nercessian, MFA. Christina’s graduate thesis is a novel entitled Forget Me, Forget Me Not.
Christina is an Armenian writer living in Sweden, with parents from Canada born in Lebanon. While at UBC she turned to this rich cultural heritage for inspiration in her writing. Against these backdrops, mainly of Armenia, she explores human relationships with all their complexity, beauty, and power to heal. Her Armenian nonfiction piece “Life in the Armenian Minibuses,” published in Hraparak Magazine, portrays the warm and caring Armenian culture through the seemingly ordinary occurrences of a bus ride. Her poem “White Storks, Returning,” published in Tiny Seed Literary Journal, expresses a deep longing for her ancestors’ lost homeland.
Christina’s novel, Forget Me, Forget Me Not, centers around the friendship between a Swedish and an Armenian man. Due to their very different cultures and personalities, they are able to help each other overcome their greatest fear and claim their place in life. One finds himself pulled into community despite his fear of attachment and loss, while the other is encouraged to step out of community long enough to hear his own inner voice. However, when war breaks out in Armenia, it brings their worst nightmares to the forefront, putting their friendship and newfound convictions to the ultimate test.
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