{"product_id":"arams-notebook-paperback","title":"Aram's Notebook - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria ?ngels Anglada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAra H. Merjian\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mother and son's fictional journey to escape the Armenian Genocide and start anew. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like any other fifteen-year-old boy, Aram might never have written the events of his still young life, except that he found himself suddenly plunged into exile, fleeing certain death. In 1915, the Ottoman authorities undertook the wholesale extermination of the Armenian people; hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children like Aram suffered one of the twentieth century's most savage persecutions. Inspired by the plight of the murdered modernist poet Daniel Varoujan (1884-1915), this novel follows Aram and his widowed mother on their flight toward a new life on--and under--the sea. From recollections of his father's meditations on Homer to a life-changing apprenticeship as a coral fisherman off the coasts of Cataluña and Marseille, Aram's tale dives into a future that might help redeem a harrowing past. \u003ci\u003eAram's Notebook \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the Armenian Genocide through a narrative in which poets and poetry loom large. Aram's tale evokes a struggle not simply for physical survival, but for saving memory from the clutches of destruction. Evocatively translated from the original Catalan by Ara Merjian.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Àngels Anglada\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-99) was a prestigious twentieth-century Catalan writer. Her books include\u003ci\u003e Les closes, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Violin of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Night. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAra H. Merjian\u003c\/b\u003e is an art historian and professor of Italian Studies at New York University. He is the author and translator of numerous books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152745959559,"sku":"9781961056039","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8915e3e8c2307a777a42e877d774ef94.webp?v=1733216349","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/arams-notebook-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}