armenia

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armenia

The hundred-year walk

an Armenian odyssey
A granddaughter travels to Turkey and Syria in order to find out the story of her grandfather's escape from genocide in Armenia during World War I.

One fine day

2005
After the old farm woman cuts off his tail for stealing her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.

Armenian folk-tales and fables

1993
A collection of fables and folklore from Armenia in southeastern Europe with cultural influences from the East, Middle East, and Europe.

Black dog of fate

a memoir
1998
The author describes his life as the child of Armenian immigrants in America and discusses his family's struggles, and the struggles of other Armenians, during 1915 when the Ottoman Turkish government put over one million Armenians to death.

A drop of honey

an Armenian tale
1989
After being bad-tempered with her brothers, Anayida falls asleep and dreams of the terrible things that can happen because of the spilling of a single drop of honey.

Children of Armenia

a forgotten genocide and the century-long struggle for justice
2009
Discusses the Turkish government's, and the international community's, reluctance to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide that began in 1915, and chronicles the history of the denial of the massacres and battles between Turkey's lobbyists and Armenian-American activists over congressional genocide resolutions.

Children of Armenia

a forgotten genocide and the century-long struggle for justice
2012
From 1915 to 1923, the Ottoman Empire drove the Armenians from their ancestral homeland and killed 1.5 million of them. President Woodrow Wilson led a movement to help the Armenians but the genocide was lost in the focus on World War I and the flu pandemic and the Turks were never held accountable for their atrocities against the Armenians.

The golden bracelet

1998
In order to win the hand of his love, indolent Prince Haig learns to weave beautiful golden cloth, a craft that later saves his life.

The contest

1976
An Armenian folktale about two robbers courting the same woman.

Harvey, the foolish pig

1988
A poor pig goes on a journey to ask the Great King for wealth but fails to recognize the riches offered to him along the way.

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