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EAN : 9782258205871
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 352
Size : 140 x 225 mm
Rose de Diarbékir

Release date : 28/09/2023
Rose of Diarkébir tells a story of women, courage, and resistance. It is also a part of the Armenian people’s History, and a love letter to France. This book is tragic but generous family fresco with an oriental hint.
1895. In the beautiful city of Diarkebir (a region of the Ottoman Empire, in the South-Eastern), the Hagopian family lives a life rhythmed by the age-old traditions of their culture. The youngest daughter, Rose, is a proud and determined woman who wants to choose her own way of life, without... 1895. In the beautiful city of Diarkebir (a region of the Ottoman Empire, in the South-Eastern), the Hagopian family lives a life rhythmed by the age-old traditions of their culture. The youngest daughter, Rose, is a proud and determined woman who wants to choose her own way of life, without an arranged marriage. She watched with envy her three brothers leaving for Europe. She has a passion for the French language and theatre. She also has to face more and more violent acts in her city, targeting Christians and particularly the Armenian community. This barbary is the result of the work of Kurdish thieves, operating in the easter part of the empire that is ruled by a sultan who turns a blind eye to their exactions. As she left for Constantinople, Rose meets Sarah Bernhard on tour for the French play Ruy Blas. This changes her destiny. So close to her stage dream but so painfully far from her family, the young girl rebels against violence, the looting and the murders that affect her people. So, she enters resistance while her family takes refuge in France (Marseille then Paris). This novel, mixing fictional and real characters, pays tribute to the personalities (the ambassador Paul Cambon, Jean Jaurès, Georges Clemenceau…) who, before the 1915’s genocide, fought for the Armenian people.
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EAN : 9782258205871
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 352
Size : 140 x 225 mm
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