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THE TURKISH AUTHOR PRIZED FOR THE BOOK ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
ARMENPRESS
10 July, 2012
YEREVAN
Yerevan, July 10, Armenpress: Recently the topic of the Armenian
Genocide has been actively agitated in Turkish literature. Turkish
female author Elif Shafak is one of them, who was awarded with
"Knight of Art and Literature" medal for her service in the field
of intercultural dialogue and human rights freedom by the French
Ambassador in Ankara Loren Bill, Armenpress reports citing Turkish
newspaper Haberturk.
The French ambassador mentioned that this prize has a great importance
in the field of art and literature.
Coming to the movements against Shafak by the Turkish society because
of speaking about the Armenian Genocide, as well as the court case
against the writer for "insulting the Turkishness", in his book "Father
and the illegal son", Bill expressed satisfaction that the case has
not been further processed." It's so good that those difficult times
didn't break your courage influencing on the subconscious of the
Turkish society with your works", the French ambassador noted.
In response to the ambassador's speech Shafak informed that after the
publication of the book many readers have phoned her and noted that it
gave a great chance to different people to unite around a common hope.
Highly appreciating the prize given to her the Turkish author mentioned
that it will be a stimulus for creating such works.
Elif Shafak's "Father and son" book was published in 2006 and soon
became one of the Turkey's most popular books. The book tells about
the two families living in Turkey and the USA, whose stories are
crossed.It turns out that they are connected with friendly relations,
but because of the cases occurred during the Genocide they appeared
in various places around the world.
ARMENPRESS
10 July, 2012
YEREVAN
Yerevan, July 10, Armenpress: Recently the topic of the Armenian
Genocide has been actively agitated in Turkish literature. Turkish
female author Elif Shafak is one of them, who was awarded with
"Knight of Art and Literature" medal for her service in the field
of intercultural dialogue and human rights freedom by the French
Ambassador in Ankara Loren Bill, Armenpress reports citing Turkish
newspaper Haberturk.
The French ambassador mentioned that this prize has a great importance
in the field of art and literature.
Coming to the movements against Shafak by the Turkish society because
of speaking about the Armenian Genocide, as well as the court case
against the writer for "insulting the Turkishness", in his book "Father
and the illegal son", Bill expressed satisfaction that the case has
not been further processed." It's so good that those difficult times
didn't break your courage influencing on the subconscious of the
Turkish society with your works", the French ambassador noted.
In response to the ambassador's speech Shafak informed that after the
publication of the book many readers have phoned her and noted that it
gave a great chance to different people to unite around a common hope.
Highly appreciating the prize given to her the Turkish author mentioned
that it will be a stimulus for creating such works.
Elif Shafak's "Father and son" book was published in 2006 and soon
became one of the Turkey's most popular books. The book tells about
the two families living in Turkey and the USA, whose stories are
crossed.It turns out that they are connected with friendly relations,
but because of the cases occurred during the Genocide they appeared
in various places around the world.