Jalaleddin (novel)
Author | Raffi |
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Translator | Donald Abcarian |
Language | English |
Publisher | Taderon Press (Gomidas Institute) |
Publication date | 2006 |
Jalaleddin (Ջալալեդդին, Arm.) was the first of Raffi's famous historical novels[1] and a milestone in modern Armenian literature.[2] First published in May 1878 exactly one year after the events depicted, its title is based on Sheikh Jalaleddin,[3] a Kurdish chieftain who led his forces on a violent campaign against Armenian and Assyrian villages in the eastern part of Van province at the beginning of the last Russo-Turkish War (1877-78). The central theme of the novel is the necessity of self-defense.
References
- ↑ Louise Nalbandian, The Armenian Revolutionary Movement, University of California Press, 1963, p. 64
- ↑ The Heritage of Armenian Literature, vol. 3, Agop J. Hacikyan, ed., Wayne State University Press, 2005, p. 87
- ↑ Kevork B. Bardakjian, A Reference Guide to Modern Armenian Literature, Wayne State University Press, 2000, p. 145
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