YEREVAN. – After a brief but severe illness, distinguished essayist, translator, and intellectual Karpis Surenyan died on Wednesday evening at the age of 86. 

All through his professional career, Surenyan authored more than 15 books, and thus left for the coming generations a powerful and permanent literary, artistic, intellectual, and philosophical treasure. 

Karpis Surenyan’s requiem mass will be conducted on Friday at Surb Hovhannes church of Armenian capital Yerevan.