The Odyssey of an Armenian Revolutionary Couple
Author | : Vahak Sarkis |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2010-05-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781450094443 |
ISBN-13 | : 1450094449 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Odyssey of an Armenian Revolutionary Couple written by Vahak Sarkis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-05-28 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Odyssey of an Armenian Revolutionary Couple: How They Survived the First Genocide of the 20th Century, is a historical biography of my father, Minas and mother, Aghavni Dersarkissian. From their translated autobiographies in Armenian, we follow Minas’ life leaving home at age 12 to become a priest, meanwhile learning of his family’s slaughter by the Turks; serving as a Turkish officer in WW-I, and then fighting against the Turks as guerrilla to save his people, the Armenians; while Minas in exile, Aghavni escapes with her life to become refugee, and how they find each other and face hardships anew.