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PETER E. RANDALL PUBLISHER ANNOUNCES NEW BOOK
Broadway World
March 13 2015
Portsmouth, NH
Peter E. Randall Publisher proudly announces the release of an
important new book, "Tadem, My Father's Village: Extinguished during
the 1915 Armenian Genocide," by Robert Aram Kaloosdian. The author
is the son of Boghos Kaloosdian, a survivor of the 1915 Armenian
Genocide. This year, April 24 marks the 100-year anniversary of that
terrible, and largely forgotten, event, the first state-sponsored
genocide of the 20th century. In "Tadem, My Father's Village,"
Kaloosdian uses first-hand interviews of aging Genocide survivors
from the single, small village of Tadem, where his father escaped
from, to paint a vivid picture of what life was like before, during,
and directly after the events of 1915.
By focusing so locally, Kaloosdian captures the deeply moving and
personal accounts of what happens to individuals at the center of
such incomprehensible tragedy. Genocide scholars are praising his
choice of using one village to present a multilayered view of the
widespread tragedy. Genocide specialist; Professor Emeritus from UCLA,
Richard Hovannisian; finds "Tadem, My Father's Village" laudable,
saying, "Robert Aram Kaloosdian has made a lasting contribution
through his meticulous combination of historical sources, memoirs,
and oral histories."
Largely overlooked today, the Armenian Genocide began on April 24,
1915, with the mass murder of Armenian intellectuals in Istanbul.
Under direction of the ruling Young Turk government, the widespread
massacres quickly swept across the Anatolian countryside, continuing
for several years. When it was over, between 500,000 and 1.5
million Armenians were dead; murdered by soldiers, by government
paramilitaries, and, as was the case in Tadem, by their own neighbors.
Afterwards, virtually no Armenians remained in the villages and lands
in Eastern Anatolia, where they had lived throughout recorded history.
Survivors, like the elder Kaloosdian, became displaced in a worldwide
diaspora, focused on surviving, and trying to forget.
As a result, these survivors' stories have rarely been told, and
never more clearly. Relying largely on first-hand interviews conducted
and recorded with survivors, Kaloosdian shows a consistency in their
stories that should remove all doubt of their truthfulness. Either out
of horror, pain, or shame, the survivors of the genocide had often
remained silent about events throughout their lives. In some cases,
Kaloosdian's interviews were the first time many had recounted events,
even to their own families, who would sit listening to stories of
murder, escape, and explanations of old scars, literal as well as
figurative, suffered at the hands of former neighbors. This was
especially the case for the old women he interviewed, many of whom
had seen their own children murdered before their eyes and then had
suffered years of exploitation before reuniting with their families
in America.
By focusing on the local experiences of a single village in a
single genocide among the 20th century's tragic list, Kaloosdian
has shown the universal suffering and strength of humanity, and why
individuals should never be forgotten among the grim statistics of
death and murder. Additional information about "Tadem, My Father's
Village" can be found at http://www.tademmyfathersvillage.com and
http://www.perpublisher.com/per183.html.
"Tadem, My Father's Village" will be published March 1, 2015. It
is 340 pages, with 120 photos and 8 maps, 7"x10" cloth cover, ISBN
978-1-942155-02-7 and retails for $28.00. It is available through all
major wholesalers and all major online retailers. It is published by
Peter E. Randall Publisher and distributed by the University Press
of New England.
For more information on Tadem, My Father's Village, please
contact Deidre Randall, publisher, at Peter E. Randall Publisher
(1-603-431-5667 or media(at)perpublisher.com), or Joyce Stein,
publicist, (1-914-980-5108 or jsakidsmarketing(at)gmail.com). Author
website: http://www.tademmyfathersvillage.com
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/Peter-E-Randall-Publisher-Announces-New-Book-20150313
From: Baghdasarian
Broadway World
March 13 2015
Portsmouth, NH
Peter E. Randall Publisher proudly announces the release of an
important new book, "Tadem, My Father's Village: Extinguished during
the 1915 Armenian Genocide," by Robert Aram Kaloosdian. The author
is the son of Boghos Kaloosdian, a survivor of the 1915 Armenian
Genocide. This year, April 24 marks the 100-year anniversary of that
terrible, and largely forgotten, event, the first state-sponsored
genocide of the 20th century. In "Tadem, My Father's Village,"
Kaloosdian uses first-hand interviews of aging Genocide survivors
from the single, small village of Tadem, where his father escaped
from, to paint a vivid picture of what life was like before, during,
and directly after the events of 1915.
By focusing so locally, Kaloosdian captures the deeply moving and
personal accounts of what happens to individuals at the center of
such incomprehensible tragedy. Genocide scholars are praising his
choice of using one village to present a multilayered view of the
widespread tragedy. Genocide specialist; Professor Emeritus from UCLA,
Richard Hovannisian; finds "Tadem, My Father's Village" laudable,
saying, "Robert Aram Kaloosdian has made a lasting contribution
through his meticulous combination of historical sources, memoirs,
and oral histories."
Largely overlooked today, the Armenian Genocide began on April 24,
1915, with the mass murder of Armenian intellectuals in Istanbul.
Under direction of the ruling Young Turk government, the widespread
massacres quickly swept across the Anatolian countryside, continuing
for several years. When it was over, between 500,000 and 1.5
million Armenians were dead; murdered by soldiers, by government
paramilitaries, and, as was the case in Tadem, by their own neighbors.
Afterwards, virtually no Armenians remained in the villages and lands
in Eastern Anatolia, where they had lived throughout recorded history.
Survivors, like the elder Kaloosdian, became displaced in a worldwide
diaspora, focused on surviving, and trying to forget.
As a result, these survivors' stories have rarely been told, and
never more clearly. Relying largely on first-hand interviews conducted
and recorded with survivors, Kaloosdian shows a consistency in their
stories that should remove all doubt of their truthfulness. Either out
of horror, pain, or shame, the survivors of the genocide had often
remained silent about events throughout their lives. In some cases,
Kaloosdian's interviews were the first time many had recounted events,
even to their own families, who would sit listening to stories of
murder, escape, and explanations of old scars, literal as well as
figurative, suffered at the hands of former neighbors. This was
especially the case for the old women he interviewed, many of whom
had seen their own children murdered before their eyes and then had
suffered years of exploitation before reuniting with their families
in America.
By focusing on the local experiences of a single village in a
single genocide among the 20th century's tragic list, Kaloosdian
has shown the universal suffering and strength of humanity, and why
individuals should never be forgotten among the grim statistics of
death and murder. Additional information about "Tadem, My Father's
Village" can be found at http://www.tademmyfathersvillage.com and
http://www.perpublisher.com/per183.html.
"Tadem, My Father's Village" will be published March 1, 2015. It
is 340 pages, with 120 photos and 8 maps, 7"x10" cloth cover, ISBN
978-1-942155-02-7 and retails for $28.00. It is available through all
major wholesalers and all major online retailers. It is published by
Peter E. Randall Publisher and distributed by the University Press
of New England.
For more information on Tadem, My Father's Village, please
contact Deidre Randall, publisher, at Peter E. Randall Publisher
(1-603-431-5667 or media(at)perpublisher.com), or Joyce Stein,
publicist, (1-914-980-5108 or jsakidsmarketing(at)gmail.com). Author
website: http://www.tademmyfathersvillage.com
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/Peter-E-Randall-Publisher-Announces-New-Book-20150313
From: Baghdasarian