Harem (Raffi novel)

Harem
Author Raffi
Original title ( Հարեմ harem )
Country Armenia
Language Armenian
Genre Novel
Publication date
 1874
Media type Print

Harem (Հարեմ harem) is an 1874 Armenian language novel by the novelist Raffi.[1] The reaction of Persian conservatives to the novel caused Raffi to withdraw from teaching in Agulis and return to Tiflis.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Robert B. Pynsent, Sonia I. Kanikova Reader's encyclopedia of Eastern European literature 1993 p.329 "On his return to Persia, Raffi wrote his novel Harem (1874), which so provoked the Persians."
  2. ↑ The Heritage of Armenian Literature ed. Agop Jack Hacikyan, Gabriel Basmajian, Edward S. Franchuk - 2005 p.346 "but he had to abandon it because of the vehement opposition of fanatical conservatives to his novel Harem (1874), in which he criticized the despotism and backwardness of eastern society."
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