My Grandmother - An Armenian-Turkish Memoir

“Gripping and thought-provoking ... Spare and elegant ... This moving testimony transcend politics and brings the Armenian tragedy to life with tenderness as well as sadness.”— Independent “A striking memoir.”— Irish Times “A compelling and beautifully written account of family stories and secrets, and a heartfelt call to peace and harmony.”—Elif Shafak “ My Grandmother ... refuses to be sidetracked by the issues it raises: it is a tribute to the woman, an expression of shared pain, and a plea for reconciliation. That it was a bestseller in Turkey should tell you something.”— Guardian “Sober and heartbreaking.”— Financial Times “The author’s acute sensibility and ear for detail set this account apart ... two brave voices ring through this book: hers and her grandmother’s.”— New Internationalist “This is a story that cries out to be told.”— Tribune Informationen zum Autor Fethiye Cetin is a Turkish human-rights lawyer who has represented, among others, Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian journalist assassinated in Istanbul in January 2007. This is her first book. Klappentext A passionate memoir of the author s discovery of her grandmother s true identity.A passionate memoir of the author's discovery of her grandmother's true identity.

Product details

• Authors: Fethiye Cetin, Fethiye Çetin
• Assisted by: Maureen Freely (Translation)
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2012
• EAN: 9781844678679
• ISBN: 978-1-84467-867-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 199 mm x 8 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, Memoirs, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Armenia, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs