{"product_id":"family-of-shadows-paperback","title":"Family of Shadows - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGarin K. Hovannisian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining the historical urgency of The Burning Tigris, the cultural sweep of Middlesex, and the psychological complexity of Bending Toward the Sun, Garin K. Hovannisian's Family of Shadows is a searing history of Armenia, realized through the lives of three generations of a single family. In Family of Shadows, Hovannisian traces the arc of his family's changing relationship to its motherland, from his great-grandfather's flight to America after surviving the Armenian Genocide to his father Raffi Hovannisian's repatriation and subsequent climb to political prominence as the head of the Heritage Party. Hovannisian's articles on Armenian issues, including the Genocide, the Armenian Diaspora, and the challenges of post-Soviet statehood, have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, Armenian Observer, Ararat, and numerous other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis epic historical memoir chronicles a century of struggle and survival: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Armenian Genocide: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow Kaspar Hovannisian, a fourteen-year-old boy who survives the death marches of 1915 and escapes the Ottoman Empire to build a new life in a new world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Armenian American Dream: \u003c\/b\u003e Witness a family's success in California, from the vineyards of Tulare to the halls of UCLA, as they navigate their identity between two worlds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSoviet Armenia: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the reality of life behind the Iron Curtain and the first sparks of a democratic movement that would challenge Moscow and inspire a nation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRepatriation and Rebirth: \u003c\/b\u003e Join Raffi Hovannisian as he returns to the motherland to become the first Foreign Minister of a newly independent Armenia, facing the challenges of war and statehood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a world war rages through Europe in 1915, Ottoman authorities commence the systematic slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians--the first genocide of modern history. Alone, a teenage boy named Kaspar Hovannisian escapes the ruins of his ancestral homeland to pursue the American dream. In the San Joaquin Valley of California, he cultivates a small farm and invests in real estate. But memories of Armenia burn strong--a complicated legacy of love, anguish, and faith in a national rebirth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaspar's son, Richard, leaves the family farm and helps pioneer the field of Armenian studies in the United States, becoming a worldwide authority on genocide. Richard's son, Raffi, is also haunted--and inspired--by the past. In 1989, he leaves his law firm in Los Angeles to stage the original act of repatriation to Soviet Armenia, where he goes on to play an historic role in the creation of a new republic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart investigative family memoir and part history of the Armenian people, Garin K. Hovannisian's \u003cem\u003eFamily of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e is a breathtaking saga of tragedy, memory, and redemption that illuminates the long shadows that history casts on the lives of men.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a world war rages through Europe in 1915, Ottoman authorities commence the systematic slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians--the first genocide of modern history. Alone, a teenage boy named Kaspar Hovannisian escapes the ruins of his ancestral homeland to pursue the American dream. In the San Joaquin Valley of California, he cultivates a small farm and invests in real estate. But memories of Armenia burn strong--a complicated legacy of love, anguish, and faith in a national rebirth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaspar's son, Richard, leaves the family farm and helps pioneer the field of Armenian studies in the United States, becoming a worldwide authority on genocide. Richard's son, Raffi, is also haunted--and inspired--by the past. In 1989, he leaves his law firm in Los Angeles to stage the original act of repatriation to Soviet Armenia, where he goes on to play an historic role in the creation of a new republic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart investigative family memoir and part history of the Armenian people, Garin K. Hovannisian's \u003cem\u003eFamily of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e is a breathtaking saga of tragedy, memory, and redemption that illuminates the long shadows that history casts on the lives of men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53058007793888,"sku":"9780061792144","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/cWQo-o66vl9780061792144.webp?v=1781388629","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/family-of-shadows-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}