[1] Levon Pashalian was born in 1868 in Üsküdar, a district of Constantinople that is situated on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus.

[1] He began his literary career in the local Massis, Arevelk, and Hayrenik Armenian newspapers.

He met with Arpiar Arpiarian in London and began a newspaper called Nor Gyank dedicated to the newly found Reformed Hnchakist Party.

[1] He joined the Armenian General Benevolent Union and visited Soviet Armenia in 1924 to help construct schools, hospitals, and settlements.

His famous short stories and novels include Tratsuhin (The neighbor woman, 1888), Verchin Hampuyri (The last kiss, 1890), Nor Zkesdi (New outfit, 1890), Terterian Ukhdi (The vow of a priest); which was made into a short movie in Armenia, Aghavniner (Pigeons, 1894).