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Finished reading ORHAN'S INHERITANCE by Aline Ohanesian. This novel was published last year and most of the events occurred in Turkey a century ago.

World War I was fought between Germany and its ally Turkey on one side, and Britain along with France and Russia on the other side. That Turkey was ruled by Ottaman Muslims who feared that the empire's Armenian minority would fight the enemies' cause.

Thus started the Armenian genocide in 1915 in which 1.5 million Armenians perished. The characters in this novel are all an integral part of the tragedy --- both Turks and Armenians.  

 

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