Gomidas Institute (Publisher)
2014 London 110 pages
Size: 6" x 9"
Language(s): English
Additional Artists
Carolann S. Najarian (Editor)
This memoir was originally recorded on tape by Avedis Abrahamian and then prepared for publication by Carolann Najarian. The memoir has three main elements: early childhood in Sheykh Hadji (Yukar ı bag) in the Harput plain, eastern Turkey; the Armenian Genocide and escape to Russia through the Dersim mountains; life during the Russian Revolution and its aftermath in the Caucasus; and striking roots in New York. The book retains the authenticity of the original recordings and makes good reading - both as a primary source as well as for general interest.