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WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY ISSUE STELLAR REVIEWS OF "THE SANDCASTLE GIRLS" ON EVE OF PUBLICATION
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17.07.2012 11:16
Praise for New York Times best-selling author Chris Bohjalian's latest
epic, "The Sandcastle Girls," continued with The Washington Post
and USA Today publishing powerful reviews spotlighting the Armenian
Genocide and Turkey's ongoing denial of this crime, reported the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
"Today's reviews confirm the brilliance of Bohjalian's masterful
literary presentation of the Armenian Genocide, and underscore
the vital role that he is playing in educating readers about this
crime, highlighting the ongoing human costs of Turkey's denials, and
galvanizing a growing movement to end forever the cycle of genocide,"
said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "Bohjalian's story truly
speaks to our hearts and our hopes. Let's do all we can to make sure
that its impact is felt as widely as possible - among citizens and
Senators alike."
Eugenia Zuckerman, in her review for The Washington Post, cites the
very real impact that the Armenian Genocide, and Turkey's denial, has
on international relations today, and the role of books, like 'The
Sandcastle Girls', in highlighting the truth about this crime. "In
some circles, controversy over the nature of this crime still rages.
Just this month, relations between France and Turkey were tested again
by President Francois Hollande's commitment to making it illegal to
deny that the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks was genocide,"
noted Zuckerman. "Bohjalian's 'The Sandcastle Girls' may be a novel,
but, based on his family history, it is a valuable and powerful piece
of evidence pointing to the undeniable."
Carol Memmott of USA Today wrote, "There is much heartbreak,
devastation and evil in 'The Sandcastle Girls,' and it's exacerbated
by the denial by Turkey, even to this day, that the Armenians were
the victims of genocide. And Bohjalian makes a near-century-old
event come to life in a way that will make readers gasp with shock
that such a terrible event - Turkey's determination to kill all the
Armenians in their country - is such a small part of our knowledge
of world history."
The Sandcastle Girls took center stage with a special Southern
California kick-off luncheon with the author at the Universal Sheraton
Hotel, hosted by the ANC-Grassroots Film and the Arts Committee, the
Genocide Education Project, and Doubleday Books, followed by an evening
presentation held at Woodbury University Fletcher Jones Auditorium.
Bohjalian will then be traveling to events in San Francisco, CA;
Watertown, MA; Warwick, RI; New Milford, NJ and Washington, DC where
his Capitol Hill debut is co-hosted by Congressional Armenian Genocide
Resolution lead sponsors, Representatives Robert Dold (R-IL) and Adam
Schiff (D-CA).
In his 15th book, "The Sandcastle Girls," Bohjalian brings us on a
very different kind of journey. The spellbinding tale travels between
Aleppo, Syria in 1915 and Bronxville, New York in 2012 - a sweeping
historical love story steeped in the author's Armenian heritage,
making it his most personal novel to date.
armradio.am
17.07.2012 11:16
Praise for New York Times best-selling author Chris Bohjalian's latest
epic, "The Sandcastle Girls," continued with The Washington Post
and USA Today publishing powerful reviews spotlighting the Armenian
Genocide and Turkey's ongoing denial of this crime, reported the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
"Today's reviews confirm the brilliance of Bohjalian's masterful
literary presentation of the Armenian Genocide, and underscore
the vital role that he is playing in educating readers about this
crime, highlighting the ongoing human costs of Turkey's denials, and
galvanizing a growing movement to end forever the cycle of genocide,"
said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "Bohjalian's story truly
speaks to our hearts and our hopes. Let's do all we can to make sure
that its impact is felt as widely as possible - among citizens and
Senators alike."
Eugenia Zuckerman, in her review for The Washington Post, cites the
very real impact that the Armenian Genocide, and Turkey's denial, has
on international relations today, and the role of books, like 'The
Sandcastle Girls', in highlighting the truth about this crime. "In
some circles, controversy over the nature of this crime still rages.
Just this month, relations between France and Turkey were tested again
by President Francois Hollande's commitment to making it illegal to
deny that the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks was genocide,"
noted Zuckerman. "Bohjalian's 'The Sandcastle Girls' may be a novel,
but, based on his family history, it is a valuable and powerful piece
of evidence pointing to the undeniable."
Carol Memmott of USA Today wrote, "There is much heartbreak,
devastation and evil in 'The Sandcastle Girls,' and it's exacerbated
by the denial by Turkey, even to this day, that the Armenians were
the victims of genocide. And Bohjalian makes a near-century-old
event come to life in a way that will make readers gasp with shock
that such a terrible event - Turkey's determination to kill all the
Armenians in their country - is such a small part of our knowledge
of world history."
The Sandcastle Girls took center stage with a special Southern
California kick-off luncheon with the author at the Universal Sheraton
Hotel, hosted by the ANC-Grassroots Film and the Arts Committee, the
Genocide Education Project, and Doubleday Books, followed by an evening
presentation held at Woodbury University Fletcher Jones Auditorium.
Bohjalian will then be traveling to events in San Francisco, CA;
Watertown, MA; Warwick, RI; New Milford, NJ and Washington, DC where
his Capitol Hill debut is co-hosted by Congressional Armenian Genocide
Resolution lead sponsors, Representatives Robert Dold (R-IL) and Adam
Schiff (D-CA).
In his 15th book, "The Sandcastle Girls," Bohjalian brings us on a
very different kind of journey. The spellbinding tale travels between
Aleppo, Syria in 1915 and Bronxville, New York in 2012 - a sweeping
historical love story steeped in the author's Armenian heritage,
making it his most personal novel to date.