The Book of Whispers
Descriere
A harrowing account of the Armenian Genocide documented through the stories of those who managed to survive and descendants who refuse to forget
The grandchild of Armenians who escaped widespread massacres during the Ottoman Empire a century ago, Varujan Vosganian grew up in Romania hearing firsthand accounts of those who had witnessed horrific killings, burned villages, and massive deportations. In this moving chronicle of the Armenian people’s almost unimaginable tragedy, the author transforms true events into a work of fiction firmly grounded in survivor testimonies and historical documentation. Across Syrian desert refugee camps, Russian tundra, and Romanian villages, the book chronicles individual lives destroyed by ideological and authoritarian oppression. But this novel tells an even wider human story. Evocative of all the great sufferings that afflicted the twentieth century—world wars, concentration camps, common graves, statelessness, and others—this book belongs to all peoples whose voices have been lost. Hailed for its documentary value and sensitive authenticity, Vosganian’s work has become an international phenomenon.
Despre autor
Varujan Vosganian este economist, om politic și scriitor român de origine armeană. Este președintele Uniunii Armenilor din România de la reînființarea acesteia în 1990 și președinte al Uniunii Scriitorilor din România din 2024. Între 2005-2024 a deținut funcția de prim-vicepreședinte al Uniunii Scriitorilor. Cărțile sale au fost traduse în peste 20 de limbi.
