My Grandmother
by Fethiye Çetin
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Fethiye Çetin was unaware for years that her grandmother was one of the children who survived the death marches, who were once Armenian and Christian but had to live the rest of their lives as Turkish and Muslim. Heranush, alias Seher, confided the devastating memories of her childhood to her granddaughter after over 60 years of silence. Çetin was able to contact her grandmother's relatives and fill the gaps in her story only after her death.
With its crystal clear narration, this heartbreaking memoir is Çetin's homage to the memory of her grandmother and others who led hidden lives. But it is also a move away from barren disputes over terminology and statistics. "Such arguments," Çetin says, "hide the lives and deaths of individuals and do nothing to encourage people to listen."
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Endorsements
"My Grandmother clearly
reveals the curing potential in the perfect incision of a terrifying old wound."
Necmiye Alpay, Virgül
"Çetin conveys the dimensions of normalized fascism through different historicities where
people were forced ‘side’ with the two opponent camps of ‘us’ or ‘them’ – through her grandmother’s recollections (1915) and through the experiences of her youth (1980). Thus she historicizes the current day while rendering history current."
Hande Öğüt, Radikal
Author Biography
Fethiye Çetin, born in Elazığ-Maden, has been active in the freedom of expression and minority rights struggle, as a member of Istanbul Bar Association. She acted as Hrant Dink's lawyer throughout his Agos article trials and has written about her experiences during the murder case under the title I Feel Ashamed. Her bestselling book, My Grandmother received Prix Armenia 2006 in France.
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Arabic: Cadmus, Armenia: Paruyr Sevak, Australia: Spinifex, Bulgaria: Ararat, English: Verso, French: Parenthèses, German: Auf dem Ruffel, Greek: Patakis, Italian: Alet, Syria: Aravelk, The Netherlands: Van Gennep
Sample translation available in English
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- Publisher Metis Publishers
- Orginal LanguageTurkish
- ISBN/Identifier 9789753424922
- Publication Country or regionTurkey
- FormatPaperback
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleAnneannem
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