Khodorchur: A book about the `Little Rome’ in historic Armenia
Published: Sunday August 04, 2013
BELMONT, MASS. – This book is about the steadfast people and beautiful
land of Khodorchur (now Sirakonaklar, Turkey) – a cluster of historic
Armenian villages referred to as Little Rome in the late 18th century.
Its pages bring to life the customs and traditions of a hardy people
who toiled to keep their land and identity against all odds and who
were eventually deported and nearly completely annihilated by the
Turkish state during World War I.
“In memory of this group of Armenian Catholics, isolated in their
mountainous range north of Erzurum, we have only a few photographs and
this famous work published by the Mekhitarist fathers – a memorial
that is indispensable.” Raymond Kevorkian, historian, author of The
Armenian Genocide: a Complete History.
This hushamadean book is a complete translation of the original with
enhancements. The original written by Fathers Harutiun Hulunian and
Madteos Hajian, was translated by Vatche Ghazarian and edited by Aram
Arkun and Victoria Rowe with foreword by Hovann Simonian.
The volume contains 652 pages, 18 pages of plates, new maps, an update
of the dialect, and an addendum on travel to the region by a
survivor’s son.
Published by Mayreni Publishing, Monterey, CA., it is currently
available from NAASR bookstore in Belmont, MA. and on amazon.com.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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