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    A PERFECT ARMENIAN - A BOOK ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE -RELEASED

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/05/07/a-perfect-armenian-a-book-on-armenian-genocide-released/
    09:50 07.05.2013

    April 24 marked the anniversary of the largest genocide you have never
    heard of: the Armenian genocide. Michigan author Keri Topouzian's
    book, A Perfect Armenian, captures the suspense and fear of that
    time through the story of a good man born into a life of violence,
    illegal business, and tough decisions, the Broadway Report writes.

    "On the 24th of April in 1915, the first phase of the Armenian
    massacres began with the arrest and murder of hundreds of
    intellectuals, mainly from Constantinople, the capital of Ottoman
    Empire (now Istanbul in present day Turkey)," the article reads.

    Topouzian's book, A Perfect Armenian is work of historical fiction
    wrapped in adventure and mystery that was inspired by his own family's
    story of survival during the Genocide and the need to raise awareness
    about a tragic time in our world's history that is unremembered.

    "If it weren't for fiction, I believe we would know very little about
    our world. A list of historic facts might come and go, but when our
    imaginations become involved, we learn. When we are able to place
    ourselves within the story and laugh or cry with the characters,
    we remember. Not many people know much about Armenia, its history or
    its people. I hope that this novel will open a small and interesting
    window into this culture. My culture," said Topouzian, author of A
    Perfect Armenian.

    Topouzian's paternal grandmother, Varsenig, came from the village of
    Tchingiler. In 1915, Turkish soldiers forced Varsenig, her family and
    the rest of their village to walk from their homes to the desert near
    Damascus, Syria. They walked hundreds of miles because the soldiers
    had convinced the villagers that they were traveling to safety from
    World War I. In reality, they were deprived of food and water, and
    left to die. 1.5 million Armenians were killed in the genocide.

    Topouzian's book, A Perfect Armenian was inspired by his family's
    story of survival and the need to raise awareness about a tragic time
    in our world's history.

    Keri Topouzian, a Bloomfield Hills resident, was born in Detroit,
    Michigan. He graduated from the University of Health Sciences,
    College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1982. Dr. Topouzian's mother,
    a journalist, was born and raised in Detroit while his father, a
    mechanical engineer, was born in Utica, New York. His grandparents
    hailed from four different villages in Ancient Armenia (now part of
    Turkey), each immigrating separately to the United States.

    Topouzian practices holistic and alternative medicine with offices in
    Grand Rapids and Detroit. He is active in the Armenian community but
    spends most of his free time with his wife and four growing children.

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